Alignment vs Periodic - What's the difference?
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An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
An alliance of factions.
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
(gaming) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(bioinformatic) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
Relative to a period or periods.
Having repeated cycles.
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Occurring at regular intervals.
Periodical.
(label) Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
For which any return to it must occur in multiples of time steps, for some .
(label) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
(label) Relating to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO) of iodine.
Of or derived from a periodic acid.
