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alignment Definition

align·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. an aligning or being aligned; esp.,
    1. arrangement in a straight line
    2. a condition of close cooperation a new alignment of European nations
  2. a line or lines formed by aligning
  3. Engineering a ground plan, as of a fieldwork, railroad, etc.

alignment Synonyms

alignment

n.

out of alignment

misaligned, out of adjustment, twisted; see crooked 1, wrong 2.

alignment Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • spine: Proportion - leg and body length will also be assessed as will the alignment of the spine.
  • sequence: AMAS is a program to analyze multiple alignments of protein sequences.

Converse of object

  • randomize: The score of each randomized alignment is reported to the screen.
  • visualize: CINEMA 5 allows the user to interactively construct and edit and visualize multiple sequence alignments.
  • specify: The alignment keyword specifies the storage alignment required for the data type.
  • adjust: Use the Options Panel to adjust alignment, size, and other text properties.

Adjective modifier

  • astronomical: These astronomical alignments were an integral part of the design of many sites.
  • optimal: BLAST looks for locally optimal alignments between the two sequences whose scores cannot be improved either by extending or trimming.
  • postural: Pilates will not only benefit muscle tone and strength but will also focus on breathing and postural alignment.
  • gapped: BLAST can produce gapped alignments for the matches it finds.
  • vertical: Change the Vertical alignment in exactly the same way.
  • planetary: It is also helpful where your energy fields are being affected by negative planetary alignments.

Modifies a noun

  • jig: Disk 9 real harness was tested on the alignment jig.
  • algorithm: This module will go through the basic models of molecular evolution, alignment algorithms, homology testing.

Noun used with modifier

  • multireference: Disadvantages of multireference alignment: A very large data set is needed.
  • sequence: In order to find the detailed sequence alignment we need to scroll down a bit further.
  • ley: Or click here to see the ley alignments emanating from Glastonbury.
  • pit: Such attitudes have been reflected in the predominantly ' common sense ' explanations of pit alignments to date.
  • nucleotide: It contains corresponding amino acid and nucleotide sequence alignments, with trees inferred from each alignment.
  • genome: Primer Aligner allows the user to align their primer, functional domain, or sequence fragment of interest to the complete genome alignment.

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