English dictionary

linkage

/'l/I//N/k/I//dZ/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an associative relation

noun.linkdef

Source: WordNet 3.0
(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)

noun.attribute

Synonyms gene linkage

Source: WordNet 3.0
a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of linking things together

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.

noun

Source: webster1913