linkage, n.
(linkages)
(linkages)
the act of linking things together
<noun.act>
linkage
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
<noun.artifact>
linkage
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
(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)
<noun.attribute>
gene linkage linkage
semantic pointers
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
an associative relation
<noun.relation>
linkage
lexical pointers
derivationally related form