alignment

English Thesaurus

1. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other (noun.act)

hypernym	:	adjustment, readjustment, registration,
definition	:	the act of adjusting something to match a standard (noun.act)

hyponym	:	camber,
definition	:	the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top (noun.act)

hyponym	:	toe-in,
definition	:	the alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back (noun.act)

2. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	arrangement, placement,
definition	:	the spatial property of the way in which something is placed (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	true,
definition	:	proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment (noun.attribute)

3. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac (noun.event)

hypernym	:	encounter, meeting,
definition	:	a casual or unexpected convergence (noun.event)

hyponym	:	inferior conjunction,
definition	:	(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun (noun.event)

hyponym	:	superior conjunction,
definition	:	(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun (noun.event)

domain category	:	astronomy, uranology,
definition	:	the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition)

4. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty (noun.group)

hypernym	:	organisation, organization,
definition	:	a group of people who work together (noun.group)

hyponym	:	combination,
definition	:	an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) (noun.group)

hyponym	:	allies,
definition	:	an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy (noun.group)

hyponym	:	axis, bloc,
definition	:	a group of countries in special alliance (noun.group)

hyponym	:	allies,
definition	:	in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers (noun.group)

hyponym	:	central powers,
definition	:	in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies (noun.group)

hyponym	:	allies,
definition	:	the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945 (noun.group)

hyponym	:	axis,
definition	:	in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations (noun.group)

hyponym	:	entente, entente cordiale,
definition	:	an informal alliance between countries (noun.group)

hyponym	:	popular front,
definition	:	a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent (noun.group)

hyponym	:	global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization,
definition	:	an international alliance involving many different countries (noun.group)

hyponym	:	northern alliance, united front,
definition	:	a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban (noun.group)

member holonym	:	ally,
definition	:	a friendly nation (noun.group)

5. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other (noun.act)

derivation	:	align, coordinate, ordinate,
definition	:	bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation (verb.change)

derivation	:	align,
definition	:	be or come into adjustment with (verb.stative)

6. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	adjust, align, aline, line up,
definition	:	place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight (verb.change)

7. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty (noun.group)

antonym	:	nonalignment, nonalinement,
definition	:	people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty (noun.group)

derivation	:	align, array,
definition	:	align oneself with a group or a way of thinking (verb.cognition)

8. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other (noun.act)

derivation	:	align, coordinate, ordinate,
definition	:	bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation (verb.change)

derivation	:	align,
definition	:	be or come into adjustment with (verb.stative)

9. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	adjust, align, aline, line up,
definition	:	place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight (verb.change)

10. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty (noun.group)

antonym	:	nonalignment, nonalinement,
definition	:	people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty (noun.group)

derivation	:	align, array,
definition	:	align oneself with a group or a way of thinking (verb.cognition)