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alignment [ə′līn·mənt] (archeology) An arrangement of a single row or of multiple rows of standing stones at a sites formerly occupied by humans. (civil engineering) In a survey for a highway, railroad, or similar installation, a ground plan that shows the horizontal direction of the route. (electronics) The process of adjusting components of a system for proper interrelationship, including the adjustment of tuned circuits for proper frequency response and the time synchronization of the components of a system. (engineering) Placing of surveying points along a straight line. (mapping) Representing of the correct direction, character, and relationships of a line or feature on a map. (mining engineering) The act of laying out a tunnel or regulating by line; adjusting to a line. (nuclear physics) A populationp(m) of the 2I+ 1 orientational substates of a nucleus;m= -Ito +I,such thatp(m) =p(-m). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Seven months ago now, Venus and Mars were in alignment with the sun; that is to say, Mars was in opposition from the point of view of an observer on Venus. A moment later the officers began to bustle among the men, pushing them into a more com- pact mass and into a better alignment. Then suddenly from either side airships began dropping out of alignment, smitten by missiles he could neither see nor trace. |
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