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alinement

alinement is the alternative spelling of alignment.

Meaning of alignment

Noun

alignment (countable and uncountable, plural alignments)

  1. An arrangement of items in a line.
  2. The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
  3. An alliance of factions.
  4. (artificial intelligence) The goals and values of an artificial intelligence, considered relative to human ethical standards.
    • the alignment problem
  5. (roleplaying games) One of a set number of moral positions or philosophies a character can take.
    • an alignment chart
  6. The conjunction of two celestial objects.

See all 9 meanings of alignment

Forms of alinement

pluralalinements

Questions about alinement

What is alinement the alternative spelling of?
Alinement is the alternative spelling of alignment.

Words near alinement in the dictionary

  1. aline
  2. alinearity
  3. alineation
  4. alineations
  5. alined
  6. alinement
  7. alinements
  8. aliner
  9. aliners
  10. alines
  11. aling-aling

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