alignment
English
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In alignment and out of alignment
Alternative forms
- alinement, allignment (archaic)
- alignement (obsolete)
Etymology
French alignement, by surface analysis, align + -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [əˈɫaɪnmənt]
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
alignment (countable and uncountable, 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.
- (bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
Derived terms
- alignment chart
- alignment diagram
- alignment problem
- coalignment
- malalignment
- misalignment
- nonalignment, non-alignment
- ontology alignment
- photoalignment
- stone alignment
- unalignment
- waterfowl 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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