alignment

Noun

• the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

• (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac

• the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines

• an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  conjunction , alliance , coalition , alinement
• Antonyms: 
  nonalignment , nonalinement