misaligning
Making things crooked
Misaligning is causing things to fall out of proper alignment or arrangement.
Mechanical parts can be misaligned, throwing off a machine's function: The technician discovered someone had been misaligning the gears.
The term extends to abstract contexts: misaligning incentives, misaligning expectations with reality.
Departure from expected path
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- varianceSpread around the mean
distortion · skew · inaccuracy · imprecision · miscalculation · fault · defect · tolerance
Alteration to improve fit
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- trackingMonitoring location over time
synchronization · offset · skew · deviation · tilt · shift · drift · wobble
Concentrated attention point
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- beamStructural support member
- laserConcentrated light device
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
prism · aperture · collimation · refraction · parallax · sighting · targeting · crosshairs
Interlocking bones of spine
- postureBody position, alignment
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
- spineColumn of vertebrae
pelvis · sacrum · adjustment · scoliosis · lordosis · kyphosis · disc · joint
Organized cooperative movement
- prioritiesMost important things
- goalsIntended end results
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
communication · expectations · incentives · teams · departments · stakeholders · resources · schedules
deviation
Departure from expected path
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- driftGradual movement, no direction
variance · distortion · skew · inaccuracy · imprecision · miscalculation · fault · defect · tolerance · inconsistency
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- positioningArranging in specific locations
tracking · synchronization · offset · skew · deviation · tilt · shift · drift · wobble · clearance
focus
Concentrated attention point
mirror · prism · aperture · collimation · refraction · parallax · sighting · targeting · crosshairs · scope
vertebrae
Interlocking bones of spine
- postureBody position, alignment
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
spine · pelvis · sacrum · adjustment · scoliosis · lordosis · kyphosis · disc · joint · hip
coordination
Organized cooperative movement
- prioritiesMost important things
- goalsIntended end results
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
strategy · communication · expectations · incentives · teams · departments · stakeholders · resources · schedules · budgets
misaligningaligning
Positioning in proper relation
straightening · centering · adjusting · calibrating · squaring
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Positioning in proper relation
harmonizing · coordinating · synchronizing · reconciling · unifying
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Adjusting position again
correcting · fixing · rectifying · readjusting · restoring
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