alignment
noun
Simple meaning
The spatial property have by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈlaɪnmənt
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Definition
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noun
The spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
transport
The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
Ground plan of a canal or road
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This meaning: The spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
Used this way, alignment is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use alignment
- “The car needs a wheel alignment after hitting that pothole.”
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Sense: spatial property possessed by an arrangement
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