ALIGNMENT

alignment

(noun) the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

alignment

(noun) the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines

conjunction, alignment

(noun) (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac

alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement

(noun) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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.

(RPG) 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.

Anagrams

• gintleman, lamenting, manteling

Source: Wiktionary

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A*lign"ment, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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