alignment

a·lign·ment

A0201000 (ə-līn′mənt)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.

alignment

(əˈlaɪnmənt) n1. arrangement in a straight line2. the line or lines formed in this manner3. alliance or union with a party, cause, etc4. proper or desirable coordination or relation of components5. (General Engineering) a ground plan of a railway, motor road, etc6. (Archaeology) archaeol an arrangement of one or more ancient rows of standing stones, of uncertain significance7. (Psychology) psychol integration or harmonization of aims, practices, etc within a group8. (Psychology) psychol identification with or matching of the behaviour, thoughts, etc of another person

a•lign•ment

(əˈlaɪn mənt)

n. 1. an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line. 2. the line or lines so formed. 3. the proper adjustment of the components of an electronic circuit, machine, etc., for coordinated functioning: rear-wheel alignment. 4. a state of agreement or cooperation among persons, groups, nations, etc.: an alignment of political parties. 5. a ground plan of a railroad or highway. [1780–90]

alignment

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 treatyalinement, coalition, alliancecombination - 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 togetherallies - an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemybloc, axis - a group of countries in special allianceAllies - 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 PowersCentral Powers - in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the AlliesAllies - 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 1945Axis - 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 countriespopular front - a leftist coalition organized against a common opponentglobal organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countriesally - a friendly nationNorthern Alliance, United Front - a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Talibannonalignment, 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 linesplacement, 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 zodiacconjunctionastronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholeencounter, 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 sunsuperior 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 otherreadjustment, adjustment, registration - the act of adjusting something to match a standardcamber - the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the toptoe-in - the alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back

alignment

noun1. alliance, union, association, agreement, sympathy, cooperation, affiliation His alignment with the old administration cost him the election.2. lining up, line, order, ranging, arrangement, evening, sequence, regulating, adjustment, coordination, straightening up, evening up a link between the alignment of the planets and events on earth

Translations

allineamentoschieramento