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alignment

alignment

63 3.9
The arrangement of things in a straight line or correct position
  • noun
  • /əˈlaɪnmənt/
: alineación
  • The mechanic adjusted the wheel alignment to ensure the car drives straight.
  • proper body alignment
  • vertical alignment
  • alignment procedure

I think lack of alignment on on, on vision moving forward.

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Examples

  • A community resilience strategic framework offers alignment to other important activities in public health.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Review appropriate posture and its relationship to establishing proper body alignment for the best instrumental technique.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Measures for patients in the delivery system, but no alignment with community or public health systems.

    Academic text (2013)
  • It's the alignment of origin, mission and vision.

  • And can we check the alignment?

  • It's when these things come into alignment that they really shine.

  • In Table 1, the standards have been parsed to show the alignment across the three agencies.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In figures 1, 2, and 3, notice the use of vertical alignment to show symmetry.

    Academic text (2011)
  • First, they can monitor alignment of revenues and expenditures with their mission, goals, and priority health outcomes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A critical strategy for district-wide rollout was alignment of CBITS with educational policies.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

arrangement
vsalignment
188 2.7

The way things are placed or organized in a place

specifies orderly setup that forms a correct straight line rather than general order
configuration
vsalignment
95 4.8

How parts are arranged in something, like furniture or a machine

limits this to parts placed correctly in a straight line rather than any pattern
placement
vsalignment
87 3.5

Putting or arranging things in a particular place

focuses on items being correctly lined up rather than on the act itself
positioning
vsalignment
30 3.7

Putting something in a particular place to make it work or look better

is about items being correctly set in a straight line rather than the act
orientation
vsalignment
21 3.9

The position or direction of something, for example on a map

is about parts sitting correctly in a straight line rather than direction
spatial arrangement
vsalignment
1 5.3

How things are placed in space near or far from each other

narrows this to correct or straight positioning rather than general layout

Compounds

A clear agreement with an idea, policy, or group

How Aligned

alignment
63 3.9
misalignment
2 6.3

Surface Forms

alignment singular
alignments plural

Morphology

alignment = align (transparent) = align + ment

The word is clearly derived from 'align' with the addition of the noun-forming suffix '-ment'.

Etymology

Alignment comes from the verb align, which goes back to the Latin root linea meaning 'line'. Think of picture frames 'lining up' in a straight row—so alignment is the state of being in the right position or 'in line'.