definition of
alignment

[1] #1 alignment n. [alliance, coalition, alinement] an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty. wn

[2] #2 alignment n. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines. wn

[3] #3 alignment n. [conjunction] (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac. wn

[4] #4 alignment n. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other. wn