Definition of allignment
1. alignment [ n ] the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
Used in print:(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)
Thus , the alignment of the `` dots '' and `` tips '' , respectively , indicate individual variability of the 21 growth centers of each child with_respect_to the mean values for these boys and girls .
Synonyms alignment Related Terms placement true align2. alignment [ n ] an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
Used in print:(Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)
Essentially this imposed two conditions : First , international_law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political_system in which a number of states were competitive , suspicious , and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second , it had to be compatible with the value_system that they shared .
On_the_one_hand , the major European_nations had to maintain vis-a-vis each other an emphasis upon sovereignty , independence , formal equality - thus insuring for themselves individually an optimal freedom of action to maintain the `` flexibility of alignment '' that the system required and to avoid anything approaching a repetition of the disastrous Napoleonic experience .
Synonyms alignment coalition alinement alliance Related Terms nonalignment organization world_organization bloc entente central_powers combination allies axis allies northern_alliance popular_front allies ally align3. alignment [ n ] (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
Synonyms alignment conjunction Related Terms meeting superior_conjunction inferior_conjunction astronomy4. alignment [ n ] the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
Synonyms alignment Related Terms adjustment camber toe-in alignSimilar Spelling
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