conjunctures
Converging circumstance points
Conjunctures are combinations of circumstances or events, especially ones that create a critical situation or turning point.
The word emphasizes how multiple factors converge at a particular moment: The conjuncture of economic collapse and political instability led to revolution.
In academic and political writing, conjuncture often refers to the specific conditions that make something possible or inevitable at a given historical moment.
Process of approaching sameness
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- coalescenceUniting into one mass
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
concurrence · correlation · interrelation · parallelism · correspondence · concordance · simultaneity · co-occurrence
State of affairs
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- milieuSocial or cultural surroundings
- momentBrief period of time
occasion · scenario · setting · crisis · turning point · crossroads · epoch · phase
Connecting central point
- meeting pointDesignated gathering location
- nodeConnection point in networks
- interfaceShared connection point
- linkageConnected system of parts
articulation · joint · connection · coupling · seam · hinge · pivot · joining
convergence
Process of approaching sameness
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- coalescenceUniting into one mass
coincidence · concurrence · correlation · interrelation · parallelism · correspondence · concordance · simultaneity · co-occurrence · interconnection
situation
State of affairs
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- milieuSocial or cultural surroundings
moment · occasion · scenario · setting · crisis · turning point · crossroads · epoch · phase · period
nexus
Connecting central point
- meeting pointDesignated gathering location
- nodeConnection point in networks
- interfaceShared connection point
linkage · articulation · joint · connection · coupling · seam · hinge · pivot · joining · bridging
conjuncturesdisjunctures
Breaks in connection
dispersions · divergences · fragmentations · scatterings · dissociations
conjuncturescontinuities
Uninterrupted sequences or states
permanences · constants · steady states · stabilities · equilibria
conjuncturesstasis
State of inactivity
continuity · steady states · equilibrium · normalcy · business as usual