Alignment
Pronunciation
- IPA: ɘˈɫaɪnmɘnt
Origin
French alignement
Full definition of alignment
Noun
alignment
(plural alignments)- 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.
- An alliance of factions.
- (astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
- (transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
- (gaming) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.