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# alignment

«alignment» in Mova's school dictionary: **Arrangement in a straight line or in the right position:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (alignment, alignments)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Arrangement in a straight line or in the right position: «the alignment of the wheels». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#m1)

2) (science) When planets or stars appear in a line in the sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#m2)

3) Agreement or being on the same side: «in alignment with the rules». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#m3)

4) (computing, writing) How text is lined up: left, centre, right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and design, alignment means lining things up neatly along a straight edge. In computing, «text alignment» buttons line text to the left, centre or right. In space science, «planetary alignment» is when planets look lined up from Earth. Phrases: «in alignment», «out of alignment», «align with».

### examples

- The mechanic checked the alignment of the car's wheels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#x1)
- Use a ruler to keep the alignment of your columns straight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#x2)
- Set the title's alignment to centre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#x3)
- The planets were in alignment in the evening sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#x4)
- My front teeth are out of alignment, so I have a brace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#x5)
- The teams are in alignment about the plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/#x6)

### note

From the verb «align» (line up). Spelling: keep the silent g: alignment. Do not write «allignment». Countable and uncountable.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «alignment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alignment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.