adjustment vs alignment

alignment vs adjustment

adjustment and alignment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
alignment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alignment is a hyponym of adjustment; that is, alignment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adjustment:

adjustment: the act of adjusting something to match a standard
alignment: the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

Other hyponyms of adjustment include collimation, temperament, tune-up, synchronisation, synchronising, synchronization, synchronizing, voicing.

adjustment (noun)	alignment (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
the act of adjusting something to match a standard	the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances	(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances	an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between adjustment and alignment

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