Meaning of ALIGNMENT
| Pronunciation: | | u'lInmunt
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | alinement, alliance, coalition, conjunction |
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| | Antonyms: | | nonalignment, nonalinement | | |
| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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