alignment

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An arrangement of items in a line.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
3. (countable, uncountable) An alliance of factions.
4. (countable, uncountable) The goals and values of an artificial intelligence, considered relative to human ethical standards.
5. (countable, uncountable) One of a set number of moral positions or philosophies a character can take.
6. (countable, uncountable) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
7. (countable, uncountable) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
8. (countable, uncountable) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
9. (countable, uncountable) ground plan of a canal or road

Synonyms

alinement

adjustment

justification

registration

alliance

conjunction

centering

adjust

sympathy

centring

tuning

coalition

align

connective

coordination

direct

directrix

equalization

format

harmonisation

harmonization

harmonize

just

justified

layout

league

line

matching

positioning

range

ranging

readjustment

register

regulation

route

set

spot

systematisation

systematization

train

🚋

union

coaxiality

lining up

standing in a row

forming a line

agreement with

continuative

cylinder arrangement

coincidence of axes

tune-in

Translations

alignement

allineamento

alineación

Ausrichtung

ευθυγράμμιση

alinhamento

alineamiento

schieramento

Einstellung

conjonction

alineació

στοίχιση

alliance

allignement

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈlaɪn.mənt/

Etymology

From French alignement, by surface analysis, align + -ment.