Aline

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əˈlaɪn/, /æˈlaɪn/
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Alternative forms

• align

From - + line, possibly from Middle English alinen ("copulate"), Middle French aligner.

Full definition of aline

Verb

1. (intransitive) To form in line; to fall into line.
2. (transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
• 1963 , US National Bureau of Standards , Chapter , Nuclear Orientation. Studies made of the photoneutron cross section in the region of the giant resonance, using an alined holmium target, directly confirmed the theory that this cross section is associated with the two axes of the deformed nucleus.
• 1975 , Royal Society , Mathematical and Physical Sciences Chapter , Field-alined electron intensities were not found in the low-altitude signature of the plasma sheet.
3. (intransitive) To adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking.
• 1977 , Joint Publications Research Service , Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter , The first item to be studied is the present status of the technical development of radio and television in the non-alined countries.

From Middle English aline ("in line")

Adverb

1. in line
• , 2009-01-26, Michele Wissot, New Year, New Numbers, So instead of looking to the stock market for some quick fix, why not see what the stars have aline?

Derived terms

• alinement

Anagrams

• algin, Langi, alien, anile, laine, linea