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Alignment vs Dealign - What's the difference?

alignment | dealign |

As a noun alignment

is an arrangement of items in a line.

As a verb dealign is

to put, or to become, out of alignment.

alignment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An arrangement of items in a line.
  • The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
  • An alliance of factions.
  • (astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
  • (transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
  • (gaming) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
  • (bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

    • Derived terms

    * stone alignment

    Anagrams

    * lamenting

    dealign

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put, or to become, out of alignment

    • Synonyms

    * misalign

    Anagrams

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