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link⋅age

  [ling-kij]
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–noun
1. the act of linking; state or manner of being linked.
2. a system of 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.
Origin:
1870–75; link 1 + -age
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link·age   (lĭng'kĭj)   
n.  
    1. The act or process of linking.
    2. The condition of being linked.
  2. A connection or relation; an association.
  3. A negotiating policy of making agreement on one issue dependent on progress toward another objective.
  4. A system of interconnected machine elements, such as rods, springs, and pivots, used to transmit power or motion.
  5. Electricity A measure of the induced voltage in a circuit caused by a magnetic flux and equal to the flux times the number of turns in the coil that surrounds it.
  6. Genetics An association between two or more genes such that the traits they control tend to be inherited together.
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Linkage

Link"age\ (l[i^][ng]k"[asl]j; 48), n. 1. The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.

2. (Chem.) Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.

3. (Geom.) A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joints, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: link·age
Pronunciation: 'li[ng]-kij
Function: noun
1 : the manner in which atoms or radicals are connected by chemical bonds in amolecule
2 : the relationship between genes on the same chromosome that causes them to be inherited together —compare MENDEL'S LAW 2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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linkage link·age (lĭng'kĭj)
n.
An association between two or more genes such that the traits they control tend to be inherited together.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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