LINKAGE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of linking things together
   Hypernyms(s) linkage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fastening (what does fastening mean?)
   • attachment (what does attachment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • tie (what does tie mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
   Hypernyms(s) linkage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mechanical system (what does mechanical system mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • join (what does join mean?)
   • unite (what does unite mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (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)
   • gene linkage (what does gene linkage mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) linkage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inheritance (what does inheritance mean?)
   • hereditary pattern (what does hereditary pattern mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an associative relation
   Hypernyms(s) linkage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • connection (what does connection mean?)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   • connectedness (what does connectedness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • nexus (what does nexus mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • associate (what does associate mean?)
   • tie in (what does tie in mean?)
   • relate (what does relate mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • colligate (what does colligate mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)