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alignment

Noun

∙ 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.
∙ The conjunction of two celestial objects. astronomy
∙ The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points. transport
∙ In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take. role-playing games
∙ (bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

BABYLON ENGLISH
alignment n.
act of forming into a line, act of straightening; positioning, arrangement; placement and direction of text or graphics in relation to the document margin (Computers, Printing)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
alignment
alignment
\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.

WORDNET 2.0
alignment
Noun
1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
(synonym) alliance, coalition, alinement
(antonym) nonalignment, nonalinement
(hypernym) organization, organisation
(hyponym) combination
(member-meronym) ally
(derivation) align, array
2. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
(hypernym) placement, arrangement
(hyponym) true
(derivation) align, aline, line up, adjust
3. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
(synonym) conjunction
(hypernym) meeting, encounter
(hyponym) inferior conjunction
(classification) astronomy, uranology
4. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
(hypernym) adjustment, registration, readjustment
(hyponym) camber
(derivation) align

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Alignment
Alignment may refer to:
ArchaeologyAlignment (archaeology), secondary used to associate features such as postholesStone alignment, a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

alignment

Noun

∙ 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.
∙ The conjunction of two celestial objects. astronomy
∙ The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points. transport
∙ In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take. role-playing games
∙ (bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

BABYLON ENGLISH
alignment n.
act of forming into a line, act of straightening; positioning, arrangement; placement and direction of text or graphics in relation to the document margin (Computers, Printing)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
alignment
alignment
\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.

WORDNET 2.0
alignment
Noun
1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
(synonym) alliance, coalition, alinement
(antonym) nonalignment, nonalinement
(hypernym) organization, organisation
(hyponym) combination
(member-meronym) ally
(derivation) align, array
2. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
(hypernym) placement, arrangement
(hyponym) true
(derivation) align, aline, line up, adjust
3. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
(synonym) conjunction
(hypernym) meeting, encounter
(hyponym) inferior conjunction
(classification) astronomy, uranology
4. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
(hypernym) adjustment, registration, readjustment
(hyponym) camber
(derivation) align

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Alignment
Alignment may refer to:
ArchaeologyAlignment (archaeology), secondary used to associate features such as postholesStone alignment, a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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