unaligned

/ʌnælˈaɪnd/ adj

Not aligned.

Word Origin Align comes from French aligner, from a- 'to' and ligne 'line', from Latin linum 'flax' — because flax fibers were spun into thread, then used for measuring lines. Unaligned means not lined up. The root linum gives us line, linear, delineate (draw lines), and even linen (flax cloth). So alignment is about getting in line.

adj Not aligned.

The unaligned wheels caused the car to vibrate at high speeds.

(形容词) 未结盟的;未对齐的;不对准的

未校准的车轮导致汽车在高速行驶时振动。

(adjetivo) desalineado; desviado; desencajado [Desalineado; no alineado.]

Las ruedas desalineadas causaron que el auto vibrara a altas velocidades.

(adjectif) non aligné; désaligné; décalé; décentré [Qui n'est pas aligné ou qui ne se trouve pas dans l'alignement attendu.]

Les roues **désalignées** faisaient vibrer la voiture à grande vitesse.

(Adjektiv) nicht ausgerichtet; nicht fluchtend [nicht in einer geraden Linie oder korrekten Position ausgerichtet; nicht justiert.]

Die **unaligned** Räder ließen das Auto bei hohen Geschwindigkeiten vibrieren.

(形容詞) 整列されていない;位置や方向が合っていない。

車輪のアライメントがずれていたため、高速で車が振動した。

(adjetivo) desalinhado; fora de alinhamento [Não alinhado; desalinhado.]

As rodas desalinhadas fizeram o carro vibrar em alta velocidade.

Word parts: un + align + ed

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