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Webster 1913 Edition


Alignment

A-lign′ment

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Noun.
[F.
alignement
.]
1.
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.
2.
(Engin.)
The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.

Definition 2024


alignment

alignment

English

In alignment and out of alignment

Noun

alignment (plural alignments)

  1. An arrangement of items in a line.
  2. The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
  3. An alliance of factions.
  4. (astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
  5. (transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
  6. (role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
  7. (bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

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  • stone alignment

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