linkage

[ ling-kij ]

/ ˈlɪŋ kɪdʒ /

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noun

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

a system of links.

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.

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

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.

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.

Electricity. flux linkage.

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Origin of linkage

First recorded in 1870–75; link¹ + -age

Words nearby linkage

linhay, liniment, linin, lining, link, linkage, linkage editor, linkage group, linkboy, linked, linked list

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How to use linkage in a sentence

This requires significant investment in community-based approaches and linkage to care.
HIV 40 Years On: Four Action Points To End AIDS As A Health Threat|LGBTQ-Editor|June 9, 2021|No Straight News
He became frustrated with running his fund because, he says, there was no “clear linkage between process and outcome.”
The not-so-surprising secrets of wealthy investors|Bethany McLean|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
Beyond social media platforms, we also studied linkage patterns across the web, looking at almost 20 billion links over three years.
Researchers Scoured Billions of Links and Found the Internet Is Both Expanding and Shrinking|Paul X. McCarthy|April 29, 2021|Singularity Hub
Marc Joanisse finds the new study on brain linkages “a unique step forward in how we think about brain differences in children with learning disabilities.”
Patterns in brain activity can identify who will struggle to read|Alison Pearce Stevens|April 27, 2021|Science News For Students

Grab the rear suspension and twist it side to side, feeling for looseness in the linkage, which means pivot bearings are toast and should be replaced.
Maintenance That Will Prep Your Bike for Spring|Joe Lindsey|March 29, 2021|Outside Online
Ironically, in this dispute, the atheist Hoyle was on the side of the pope in seeing a linkage between the Big Bang and God.
Evangelicals Still Don’t Know What to Do With the Big Bang|Karl W. Giberson|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But we do not see any linkage in which we seek to give on one issue and receive on the other.
Netanyahu: The Road To Mideast Peace Runs Through Tehran|Ali Gharib|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Linkage or no linkage, the question as to Netanyahu's intentions remains.
A Very Israeli Linkage: Iran's Nuclear Bomb and Peace With Palestine|Nadav Eyal|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Linkage or no linkage, the question of Netanyahu's intentions remains.
A Very Israeli Linkage: Iran's Bomb and Peace With the Palestinians|Nadav Eyal|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And here comes the linkage theory, which is very popular these days in Israel.
A Very Israeli Linkage: Iran's Bomb and Peace With the Palestinians|Nadav Eyal|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Well, with the direct linkage of minds the work should go faster.
Warlord of Kor|Terry Gene Carr
When she was finished Rynason nodded for her to activate the linkage.
Warlord of Kor|Terry Gene Carr
Now comes this horrible linkage with a miserable brute to either shock and confound him or to degrade him.
The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker
Morgan assumes that this exchange accounts for certain deviations in the ratio of linkage.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
According to the chromosome theory linkage should occur only when factors lie in the same chromosome.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb

British Dictionary definitions for linkage

linkage

/ (ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ) /

noun

the act of linking or the state of being linked

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

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

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

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

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