ALIGNMENT - Meaning and Pronunciation

How to pronounce alignment?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of alignment by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of alignment through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of alignment is /əlˈaɪnmənt/.

Definition of alignment according to Wiktionary:
alignment is a noun

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

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