Definitions of alignment:

  • noun:   the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
  • noun:   the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
  • noun:   (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
  • noun:   an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty