align

== English == === Alternative forms === aline (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English alynen, alinen (“copulate”), from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from a- + lignier, from Latin lineare (“make straight or perpendicular”), from the noun linea (“line”), from līneus (“flaxen; flaxen [thing]”), from līnum (“flax”), likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līnom (compare linen). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈlaɪn/, /æˈlaɪn/ Rhymes: -aɪn === Verb === align (third-person singular simple present aligns, present participle aligning, simple past and past participle aligned) (intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line. (transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line. (transitive) To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense. (intransitive, reflexive) To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country. Synonyms: ally, support, side with (transitive, computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size. (transitive, bioinformatics) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity. (transitive, information science) To identify entities that refer to the same real-world object in different knowledge bases. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Gilan, Glina, Laing, Langi, Liang, algin, ganil, liang, ligan, linga