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Webster 1913 Edition
Linkage
Link′age
(lĭṉk′ā̍j; 48)
, Noun.
1.
The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.
2.
(Chem.)
Manner of linking or of being linked; – said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.
3.
(Geom.)
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.
Definition 2024
linkage
linkage
English
Noun
linkage (countable and uncountable, plural linkages)
- A mechanical device that connects things.
- A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear.
- A connection or relation between things or ideas.
- (genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.
- (linguistics) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.
Synonyms
- (mechanical device that connects things):
- (connection or relation between things or ideas): association, bond, connection, link, relationship
- (in genetics):
- (in linguistics):
Derived terms
- linkage map
Translations
connection or relation between things or ideas — see link
in genetics
in linguistics