alignment

noun alignments · alinement · allignment · alignement

1. countable, uncountable An arrangement of items in a line.
2. countable, uncountable The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
3. countable, uncountable An alliance of factions.
4. countable, uncountable The goals and values of an artificial intelligence, considered relative to human ethical standards. the alignment problem
5. countable, uncountable One of a set number of moral positions or philosophies a character can take. an alignment chart
6. countable, uncountable The conjunction of two celestial objects.
7. countable, uncountable The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
8. countable, uncountable A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
9. countable, uncountable A ground plan of a canal or road.