linkage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: linkage	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for linkage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
linkage n an associative relation (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) Synonym(s): linkage, gene linkage a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion the act of linking things together
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Linkage \Link"age\ (l[icr][nsm]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.