alignment

English

Etymology

French alignement

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɘˈɫaɪnmɘnt]

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Noun

alignment (plural alignments)

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. (gaming) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
7. (bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

Derived terms

• stone alignment

Translations

arrangement of items in a line

• Bulgarian: подравняване (podravnjavane)
• Finnish: ojennus
• French: alignement (fr) m
• German: Ausrichtung f, Aufreihung f, Aneinanderreihung f

• Portuguese: alinhamento (pt) m
• Russian: выравнивание (ru) n (vyrávnivanije)
• Spanish: alineación f
• Swedish: inpassning

process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned

• Finnish: kohdistaminen (fi)
• French: ajustage (fr) m
• German: Ausrichtung f, Abgleich m, Justierung (de) f, Einstellung (de) f

• Portuguese: alinhamento (pt) m
• Russian: регулировка (ru) f (reguliróvka)
• Spanish: alineamiento m
• Swedish: inpassning

alliance of factions

• Finnish: ojennus
• French: alliance (fr) f

• German: Ausrichtung f, Gruppierung f, Allianz (de) f, Zusammenschluss (de) m, Fraktion (de) f, Parteiengemeinschaft f
• Portuguese: aliança f

astronomy: conjunction of two celestial objects

• Finnish: konjunktio (fi)
• French: conjonction (fr) f

• German: Konstellation (de) f, Konjunktion (de) f
• Portuguese: alinhamento (pt) m

transport: precise route or course of a road etc.

• Finnish: linjaus (fi)
• French: itinéraire linéaire m

• German: gerader Streckenverlauf m

a way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences

• French: alignement (fr)
• Italian: allineamento (it)

• Portuguese: alinhamento (pt)
• Spanish: alineamento

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} alineamiento m, ^{(please verify)} alineación f

Anagrams

• lamenting