linked

[ lingkt ]

/ lɪŋkt /

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adjective Genetics.

(of a gene) exhibiting linkage.

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Origin of linked

1400–50 for literal sense; late Middle English; see link¹, -ed²

Related formswell-linked, adjective

Definition for linked (2 of 2)

link

[ lingk ]

/ lɪŋk /

noun

one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.

anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie: The locket was a link with the past.

a unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station.

any of a series of sausages in a chain.

a cuff link.

a ring, loop, or the like: a link of hair.

Computers. an object, as text or graphics, linked through hypertext to a document, another object, etc.

Surveying, Civil Engineering.

(in a surveyor's chain) a unit of length equal to 7.92 inches (20.12 centimeters).
one of 100 rods or loops of equal length forming a surveyor's or engineer's chain.

Chemistry. bond¹(def 15).

Machinery. a rigid, movable piece or rod, connected with other parts by means of pivots or the like, for the purpose of transmitting motion.

verb (used with or without object)

to join by or as if by a link or links; connect; unite (often followed by up): The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. The company will soon link up with a hotel chain.

Computers.

to create links in or to a Web page or electronic document: The page is linked to my online store.
to have links to a Web page or electronic document: The essay links to three of my published articles.

Origin of link

1375–1425; late Middle English link(e) < Old Danish lænkia chain; cognate with Old Norse hlekkr link (plural, chain), Old English hlence coat of chain mail, akin to German Gelenk joint

SYNONYMS FOR link

2 connection, connective.

10 bond, league, conjoin, fasten, bind, tie, pin.

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Related formslink·er, noun

Synonym study

2. See bond¹.

Word story

7, 12b. See Internet.

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Examples from the Web for linked

Disordered eating is also linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety, both in the present and in the future.
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But most likely it was linked to the way priests identify with the poor in the face of government and criminal abuses.
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Apart from the video, the Saraya Al-Khorasani group has made no official declaration that it is linked to Taghavi.
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Mistletoes on mesquite trees in central Mexico have been linked to a greater abundance of tropical bird species.
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So Rhoxane could be the “queen” that local nomenclature has linked to the site.
Is This Alexander the Great’s Tomb—or His Wife’s?|James Romm|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No one had ever linked the death of Denzil's loved one with that of Almeric Tarboe.
Carnac's Folly, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Like most French towns Moret is linked with English history.
East of Paris|Matilda Betham-Edwards
Every separate note was a highly finished gem of sound, linked to the next by a magic bond.
Trilby|George Du Maurier
Further, it may be linked with another ring, and so give the basis to the combining properties of atomic weights.
Aether and Gravitation|William George Hooper
He couldn't speak for a bit, but presently he linked up my voice with the past, and squared it out and came to his senses.
The Torch and Other Tales|Eden Phillpotts

British Dictionary definitions for linked (1 of 2)

link

/ (lɪŋk) /

noun

any of the separate rings, loops, or pieces that connect or make up a chain

something that resembles such a ring, loop, or piece

a road, rail, air, or sea connection, as between two main routes

a connecting part or episode

a connecting piece in a mechanism, often having pivoted ends

Also called: radio link a system of transmitters and receivers that connect two locations by means of radio and television signals

a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a chain. 1 link of a Gunter's chain is equal to 7.92 inches, and of an engineer's chain to 1 foot

computing short for hyperlink

weak link an unreliable person or thing within an organization or system

verb

(often foll by up) to connect or be connected with or as if with links

(tr) to connect by association, etc

Derived Formslinkable, adjective

Word Origin for link

C14: from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hlekkr link

British Dictionary definitions for linked (2 of 2)

link

/ (lɪŋk) /

noun

(formerly) a torch used to light dark streets

Word Origin for link

C16: perhaps from Latin lychnus, from Greek lukhnos lamp

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Word Origin and History for linked (1 of 3)

link

n.2

"torch," 1520s, of uncertain origin, possibly from Medieval Latin linchinus, from lichinus "wick," from Greek lykhnos "portable light, lamp."

Word Origin and History for linked (1 of 3)

link

"bind, fasten, to couple," late 14c., believed to be from link (n.), though it is attested earlier. Related: Linked; linking.

Word Origin and History for linked (2 of 3)

link

early 15c., "one of a series of rings or loops which form a chain; section of a cord," probably from Old Norse *hlenkr or a similar Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse hlekkr "link," Old Swedish lænker "chain, link," Norwegian lenke, Danish lænke), from Proto-Germanic *khlink- (cf. German lenken "to bend, turn, lead," gelenk "articulation, joint, link," Old English hlencan (plural) "armor"), from PIE root *kleng- "to bend, turn." Missing link between man and apes dates to 1880.

Medicine definitions for linked

linked

[ lĭngkt ]

adj.

Exhibiting linkage.

Science definitions for linked

link

[ lĭngk ]

A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a webpage or other hypertext documents or between webpages or other hypertext documents.

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