alignment vs meeting

meeting vs alignment

alignment and meeting both are nouns.

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

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

alignment: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
meeting: a casual or unexpected convergence

Other hypernyms of alignment include encounter.

alignment (noun)	meeting (noun)
the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other	the social act of assembling for some common purpose
the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines	the act of joining together as one
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac	a casual or unexpected convergence
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty	a formally arranged gathering
	a small informal social gathering
	a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

Difference between alignment and meeting

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