Linkage
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of linking things together
(2) A mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
(3) (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)
(4) An associative relation
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- The property of genes of being inherited together.
- A set of definitely related words for which no proto-language can be derived.
Synonyms
- (mechanical device that connects things):
- (connection or relation between things or ideas): association, bond, connection, link, relationship
- (in genetics):
- (in linguistics):