释义 |
align·ment noun also aline·ment \-nmənt\ (-s) Etymology: French alignement, from Middle French, from aligner + -ment 1. : the act of aligning or state of being aligned 2. a. : a forming in line (as of troops) b. : the line thus formed; specifically : an arrangement of soldiers in a line or lines 3. : the ground plan (as of a railroad or fieldwork) in distinction from the profile 4. a. : the condition of being properly aligned : the condition of being in satisfactory adjustment or of having the parts in proper relative position b. : the correct positioning of printed characters in horizontal lines and vertical columns 5. dancing : the reference of body movement to a vertical axis or directive horizontal line |