alignment vs adjustment

adjustment vs alignment

alignment and adjustment both are nouns.

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

As nouns, adjustment is a hypernym of alignment; that is, adjustment is a word with a broader meaning than alignment:

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

Other hypernyms of alignment include readjustment, registration.

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

Difference between alignment and adjustment

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