aline

present singular third person alines · participle present alining · participle past alined · past alined

1. USalternativedatedrareAlternative form of align.

   Field-alined electron intensities were not found in the low-altitude signature of the plasma sheet.

   1975, Royal Society, Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Mathematics), Royal Society of London, page 167

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   Nuclear Orientation. Studies made of the photoneutron cross section in the region of the giant resonance, using an alined holmium target, directly confirmed the theory that this cross section is associated with the two axes of the deformed nucleus.

   1963, US National Bureau of Standards, (Please provide the book title or journal name), digitized edition (Science), US Govt. Printing Office, published 2005, page 69

   The first item to be studied is the present status of the technical development of radio and television in the non-alined countries.

   1977, Joint Publications Research Service, Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, page 34

1. not comparableIn line.

   dressing all aline.

   2007, Anita Banerjee & B.K.Chakravarti, House-Keeping Management In Hotels, page 18

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   Nay looke you, I know twas true, For his father built a chimney in my fathers house, And the brickes are aline at this day to testifie.

   1591, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI - Part II

   The small stable with its accommodations for a horse and cow and two carriages is placed aline with the house.

   1906, The Brickbuilder - Volume 15, page 169

   The two main masts are aline amidships, while the two mizzen masts are astern and placed in line with the rudder post.

   1938, The China Journal - Volume 28, page 264

1. A female given name from French.
2. A ghost town in Idaho.
3. A small town in Oklahoma.