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Holistic vs Alignment - What's the difference?

holistic | alignment |

As an adjective holistic

is related to holism.

As a noun alignment is

an arrangement of items in a line.

holistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • related to holism
  • Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.
  • Antonyms

    * atomistic

    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