alignment
Pronunciation
  • IPA: [əˈɫaɪnmənt]
Noun

alignment

  1. An arrangement of items in a line.
  2. The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
  3. An alliance of factions.
  4. (astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
  5. (transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
  6. (RPG) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
  7. (bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
Translations Translations Translations Translations Translations
  • French: itinéraire linéaire
  • German: gerader Streckenverlauf
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