alignments

noun

variants also alinements
Definition of alignmentsnext
plural of alignment
as in layouts
the way objects in space are arranged in proper relation to one another The alignment of the text with the pictures is off.

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  1. layouts
  2. distributions
  3. orientations
  4. systems
Noun
  • This includes integrating wireless sharing capabilities, ensuring convenient Wi-Fi and outlet access across common areas and embedding video/audio in classrooms' tables and walls with flexible layouts.
    Brendan O’Reilly, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Delineated rooms and larger closets are hallmarks of the layouts.
    Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of layouts
Noun
  • Expectations for future distributions from the Music Licensing Collective and the development of new digital sources such as TikTok are greatly contributing to positive growth.
    Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Emphasize growing the account balance by not taking distributions.
    Michael DiSimone, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of distributions
Noun
  • Greater effort needs to be made to go to local high schools and have orientations that show what opportunities there are at LACCD.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • When two particles are strongly entangled, measuring their orientations will reveal them to always point in opposite directions.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of orientations
Noun
  • Back then, intelligent agents were defined as autonomous systems capable of achieving goals without significant human intervention.
    Gregorio Alejandro Patiño Zabala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The eruption, called a coronal mass ejection, prompted the federal government's Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado to issue a geomagnetic storm watch for Friday, Saturday and Sunday to alert people about potential disruptions to navigation, power and radio systems.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of systems
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