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alignment

alignment

41 3.9
The arrangement of things in a straight line or correct position
  • noun
  • /əˈlaɪnmənt/
translation icon : 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
135 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
107 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
62 3.5

Putting or arranging things in a particular place

focuses on items being correctly lined up rather than on the act itself
orientation
vsalignment
26 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
positioning
vsalignment
14 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
spatial arrangement
vsalignment
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
41 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'.