linkage

[ling-kij]

noun

1. the act of linking; link; state or manner of being linked. link. linked.

2. a system of links. link. links.

3. Genetics.,  an association between two or more genes on a chromosome that tends to cause the characteristics determined by these genes to be inherited as an inseparable unit.

4. Machinery.,  an assembly of four or more rods for transmitting motion, usually in the same plane or in parallel planes.

5. a factor or relationship that connects or ties one thing to another; link.

   Administration officials sought to establish linkage between grain sales and relaxed immigration laws.

6. any of various mathematical or drawing devices consisting of a combination of bars or pieces pivoted together so as to turn about one another, usually in parallel planes.

7. Electricity.,  flux linkage.

linkage

/ ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of linking or the state of being linked

2. a system of interconnected levers or rods for transmitting or regulating the motion of a mechanism

3. electronics the product of the total number of lines of magnetic flux and the number of turns in a coil or circuit through which they pass

4. genetics the occurrence of two genes close together on the same chromosome so that they are unlikely to be separated during crossing over and tend to be inherited as a single unit

5. the fact of linking separate but related issues in the course of political negotiations

Other Word Forms

• nonlinkage adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of linkage¹

First recorded in 1870–75; link ¹ + -age

Example Sentences

“But it will never drive enough employment and linkages in the economy to be transformative.”

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The linkages between these tech behemoths and the stock market’s dependence on them are notable.

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Lau also makes the point that “policy is always consequential in impacting stock prices in China given the intricate linkages between the political economy and the capital markets.”

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Now that has changed, though I doubt Mr. Thiel would get past the door of the copyright office if he tried to coin the linkage.

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The sorts of linkages to the financial system that made the housing bust so destructive appear absent.

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Related Words

• connection 
• correlation 
• interconnection 
• interdependence 
• link 
• relationship 
• similarity