Definition of Alignment

1. Noun. An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty.


2. Noun. The spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines.
Generic synonyms: Arrangement, Placement
Specialized synonyms: True
Derivative terms: Align

3. Noun. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac.
Exact synonyms: Conjunction
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Generic synonyms: Encounter, Meeting
Specialized synonyms: Inferior Conjunction, Superior Conjunction

4. Noun. The act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other.
Generic synonyms: Adjustment, Readjustment, Registration
Specialized synonyms: Camber, Toe-in
Derivative terms: Align, Align

Definition of Alignment

1. n. The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron.

Definition of Alignment

1. Noun. An arrangement of items in a line. ¹

2. Noun. The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted. ¹

3. Noun. An alliance of factions. ¹

4. Noun. (astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects. ¹

5. Noun. (transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points. ¹

6. Noun. (gaming) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alignment

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alignment

1. 1. The longitudinal position of a bone or limb. 2. The act of bringing into line. 3. In dentistry, the arrangement of the teeth in relation to the supporting structures and the adjacent and opposing dentitions. Synonym: alinement. Origin: Fr. Aligner, to line up, fr. L. Linea, line (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alignment

aligartas
aligerous
alight
alight(p)
alighted
alighting
alightment
alightments
alights
align
alignable
aligned
aligner
aligners
aligning
alignment (current term)
alignment chart
alignment charts
alignment curve
alignment diagram
alignments
aligns
aligot
alike
alike(p)
alike-minded
alikeness
alikenesses
alikreukel
alilonghi

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