About The Word Alignment

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Alignment

Alignment Meaning & Definition
Alignment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alignment?

[n] the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
[n] the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
[n] (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
[n] an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alignment: alinement | alliance | coalition | conjunction

Related Terms | Find terms related to Alignment: accommodation | adaptation | adjustment | affiliation | alliance | amalgamation | analogy | association | bearings | cahoots | coadunation | coalescence | coalition | coextension | colleagueship | collegialism | collegiality | collineation | combination | comradeship | concurrence | confederacy | confederation | confraternity | consolidation | copartnership | copartnery | disorientation | equidistance | federation | fellowship | fraternalism | fraternity | fraternization | freemasonry | fusion | hookup | inclusion | incorporation | integration | league | merger | nondivergence | orientation | parallelism | partnership | sodality | sorority | tie-in | tie-up | unification | union

See Also | adjustment | allies | ally | arrangement | axis | bloc | camber | combination | encounter | entente | entente cordiale | inferior conjunction | international organisation | international organization | meeting | organisation | organization | placement | popular front | readjustment | registration | superior conjunction | toe-in | true | world organisation | world organization

Alignment In Webster's Dictionary

\A*lign"ment\, n. [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.

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