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linkage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun linkage has 4 senses
- linkage(n = noun.linkdef) Array - an associative relation; Array is a kind of connectedness, connection, connexion
- linkage(n = noun.attribute) gene 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); Array is a kind of hereditary pattern, inheritance
- linkage(n = noun.artifact) Array - a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion; Array is a kind of mechanical system
- linkage(n = noun.act) Array - the act of linking things together; Array is a kind of attachment, fastening
has particulars: link, nexus
Derived form verb link1
Derived form verb link3
Derived form verb link2
CIDE DICTIONARY
linkage, n.
- The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links. [1913 Webster]
- Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Any object, factor, or relationship that creates a bond or association between two other objects. [PJC]
- The proximity of two or more genes on the genome of an organism that causes those genes to be inherited, transferred, or moved together with a frequency greater than for genes not associated. The linkage is a continuous variable, and is inversely related to the distance between genes on the genome. [PJC]
THESAURUS
linkage
accord, addition, adjunct, affairs, affiliation, affinity, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, alliance, approximation, articulation, assemblage, association, bond, bracketing, closeness, clustering, combination, communication, concatenation, concourse, concurrence, confluence, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, connectedness, connection, contiguity, contrariety, convergence, copulation, coupling, dealings, deduction, disjunction, filiation, gathering, homology, hookup, intercommunication, intercourse, interlinking, intimacy, joinder, joining, jointure, junction, knotting, liaison, link, linking, marriage, meeting, merger, merging, mutual attraction, nearness, pairing, propinquity, proximity, rapport, relatedness, relation, relations, relationship, similarity, splice, symbiosis, sympathy, tie, tie-in, tie-up, unification, union, yoking
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