alignment

a·lign·ment  (-lnmnt)

n.

1. Arrangement or position in a straight line or in parallel lines.

2.

a. The process of adjusting parts so that they are in proper relative position: A set of gears needs periodic alignment.

b. The condition of having parts so adjusted: Binocular lenses that are out of alignment will yield a double image.

3. A ground plan: Blueprints for the building included an alignment and a profile.

4. The act of aligning or the condition of being aligned.

5. An arrangement or alliance of groups: a new alignment of factions in the party.

6. Sports

a. An arrangement or positioning of players: a defensive alignment.

b. The grouping or positioning of teams, as in a conference or league.

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1. The bearing of two or more conspicuous objects (such as lights, beacons, etc.) as seen by an observer.
2. Representation of a road, railway, etc., on a map or chart in relation to surrounding topographic detail.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	alignment - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty alinement, coalition, alliance combination - an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) organization, organisation - a group of people who work together allies - an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy bloc, axis - a group of countries in special alliance Allies - in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers Central Powers - in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies Allies - the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945 Axis - in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II" entente, entente cordiale - an informal alliance between countries popular front - a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries ally - a friendly nation Northern Alliance, United Front - a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban nonalignment, nonalinement - people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty
	2.	alignment - the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" true - proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
	3.	alignment - (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac conjunction astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole encounter, meeting - a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" inferior conjunction - (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun superior conjunction - (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun
	4.	alignment - the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other readjustment, adjustment, registration - the act of adjusting something to match a standard camber - the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top toe-in - the alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back

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alignment

noun 1. alliance, union, association, agreement, sympathy, cooperation, affiliation

noun 2. lining up, line, order, ranging, arrangement, evening, sequence, regulating, adjustment, coordination, straightening up, evening up

Translations

alignment [əˈlaɪnmənt] n → alineación f;

the desks are out of alignment → los pupitres no están bien alineados

alignment [əˈlaɪnmənt] n → alignement m;

it's out of alignment (with) → ce n'est pas aligné (avec)

alignment [əˈlaɪnmənt] align n → Ausrichtung f;

it's out of alignment (with) align → es ist nicht richtig ausgerichtet (nach)

alignment [əˈlaɪnmənt] n → allineamento;

out of alignment (with) → non allineato (con)