Definition of linkage Linkage

/lɪˈŋkʌʤ/ - [lingkuj] - link•age

We found 12 definitions of linkage from 4 different sources.

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What does linkage mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: linkages

linkage - an associative relation
  connectedness, connexion, connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
linkage - the act of linking things together
  fastening, attachment the act of fastening things together
linkage - a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
  mechanical system a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles
linkage - (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
  gene linkage
  hereditary pattern, inheritance hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • linkage (Noun)
    A mechanical device that connects things.
  • linkage (Noun)
    A connection or relation between things or ideas.
  • linkage (Noun)
    The property of genes of being inherited together.
  • linkage (Noun)
    A set of definitely related words for which no proto-language can be derived.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • linkage (n.)
    The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.
  • linkage (n.)
    Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.
  • linkage (n.)
    A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joints, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.

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