alignment
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(noun) the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other |
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Related Words: adjustment, camber, readjustment, registration, toe-in |
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(noun) the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines |
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Related Words: arrangement, placement, true |
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(noun) (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac |
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Synonyms: conjunction |
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Related Words: encounter, inferior conjunction, meeting, superior conjunction |
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(noun) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty |
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Synonyms: alinement, alliance, coalition |
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Related Words: allies, axis, bloc, combination, entente, entente cordiale, international organization, organisation, organization, popular front, world organization |
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Antonyms: nonalignment |
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