ɪnðə "ɐlˈaɪnd pəzˈɪʃən", tˈuː ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ ɹˈoʊɾɚ pˈoʊlz ɑːɹ fˈʊli ɐlˈaɪnd wɪð tˈuː ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ stˈeɪɾɚ pˈoʊlz, wˌɪtʃ mˈiːnz ðə ɹˈoʊɾɚ pˈoʊlz kəmplˈiːtli fˈeɪs ðə stˈeɪɾɚ pˈoʊlz ænd ɪz ɐ pəzˈɪʃən ʌv mˈɪnɪməm ɹᵻlˈʌktəns.
In the "aligned position", two (or more) rotor poles are fully aligned with two (or more) stator poles, (which means the rotor poles completely face the stator poles) and is a position of minimum reluctance.