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Webster 1913 Edition
Alignment
A-lign′ment
,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)
- An arrangement of items in a line.
- The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
- An alliance of factions.
- (astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
- (transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
- (role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
- (bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
Derived terms
- stone alignment
Translations
arrangement of items in a line
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process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned
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alliance of factions
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astronomy: conjunction of two celestial objects
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transport: precise route or course of a road etc.
a way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences
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