Word: alignment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
lign
ment
Definition: The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
Morphemes:
Affix: align
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: alignier
Language: fro
Decoded: alignier
Meaning: alignier
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.