alignern.

Brit.

/əˈlʌɪnə/, U.S.

/əˈlaɪnər/

Forms: see align v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: align v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < align v. + -er suffix¹, in early use after French †aligneur (1692 in the passage translated in quot. 1693²).

A person who or device which lays out things in lines, brings them into a straight line, or is used to assist in this process; (also) a device used in the sighting of an optical instrument, gun, etc.

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1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Dict. in Compl. Gard'ner sig. Ai Aliners, are..Men imployed in the abovesaid work of Ranging, or Levelling Rows of Trees, Walls, &c.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner sig. Aa3 As every Tree must answer exactly to two ranks, there must be two Aliners [Fr. Aligneurs], viz. one for each rank.

1872 U.S. Patent 123,084 1/1 The heading-tool A must be arranged to move vertically or swing upon an aligner.

1892 W. W. Greener Breech-loader 97 The sight-aligner and adjustable gun, invented in 1882.

1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 56/1 Aligner, a contrivance, usually a telescope, for angle-measuring instruments used in surveying, to sight the instrument.

1913 Shorthand & Typewriter News Feb. 14/1 Mr. Campbell..commenced work in the typewriter business as an aligner in the factory of the Remington Typewriter Company.

1977 Sci. Amer. Sept. 123/3 Recent projection aligners..circumvent the extreme difficulty of constructing a lens capable of resolving micrometer-sized features over an area of many square inches.

1986 G. Benford & D. Brin Heart of Comet (1987) i. 31 The four laser aligners bracketed Shaft 3 clearly.

1995 Carpworld July 7/2 There have been a number of features touching on various aspects of bent hooks and the line aligner since that time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aligner
释义	alignern. Brit. /əˈlʌɪnə/, U.S. /əˈlaɪnər/ Forms: see align v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: align v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < align v. + -er suffix¹, in early use after French †aligneur (1692 in the passage translated in quot. 1693²). A person who or device which lays out things in lines, brings them into a straight line, or is used to assist in this process; (also) a device used in the sighting of an optical instrument, gun, etc. ΚΠ 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Dict. in Compl. Gard'ner sig. Ai Aliners, are..Men imployed in the abovesaid work of Ranging, or Levelling Rows of Trees, Walls, &c. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner sig. Aa3 As every Tree must answer exactly to two ranks, there must be two Aliners [Fr. Aligneurs], viz. one for each rank. 1872 U.S. Patent 123,084 1/1 The heading-tool A must be arranged to move vertically or swing upon an aligner. 1892 W. W. Greener Breech-loader 97 The sight-aligner and adjustable gun, invented in 1882. 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 56/1 Aligner, a contrivance, usually a telescope, for angle-measuring instruments used in surveying, to sight the instrument. 1913 Shorthand & Typewriter News Feb. 14/1 Mr. Campbell..commenced work in the typewriter business as an aligner in the factory of the Remington Typewriter Company. 1977 Sci. Amer. Sept. 123/3 Recent projection aligners..circumvent the extreme difficulty of constructing a lens capable of resolving micrometer-sized features over an area of many square inches. 1986 G. Benford & D. Brin Heart of Comet (1987) i. 31 The four laser aligners bracketed Shaft 3 clearly. 1995 Carpworld July 7/2 There have been a number of features touching on various aspects of bent hooks and the line aligner since that time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1693
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