linkage Definition
link·age (liŋk′ij)
noun
- a linking or being linked
- a series or system of links, slides, cranks, wheels, or gears for transmitting power or motion
- Biol. the tendency of some genes to remain together and act as a unit (linkage group) in inheritance, generally in the same chromosome
- Chem.
- bond (sense )
- the type of bonding between various atoms or groups in a molecule
- Elec. the product of the number of lines of magnetic flux times the number of turns in the coil surrounding it: it is used to measure the voltage that is induced by magnetic flux
linkage Usage Examples
Converse of object
- strengthen: Nevertheless, given the confluence between technology and management, the two organizations are working to strengthen linkages in appropriate areas.
- facilitate: The wide linkages now facilitated can also help to pull the world's people closer together.
- establish: There is no logically established linkage joining means to ends.
- examine: The course analyzes not only the workings of formal markets but also informal, examining the linkages between the two.
Adjective modifier
- glycosidic: Determination of the positions of the tags using MS methods will reveal the positions of the beta glycosidic linkages.
- planar: An extensive library of mechanism models representing the majority of planar linkages found in practice is provided.
- causal: However there is no persuasive evidence of any causal linkage between drug use and property crime for the vast majority of this group.
- nominal: R. J. Morris, ' Does nineteenth-century nominal record linkage have lessons for the machine readable century?
- mechanical: In practice, trimming is usually done by a mechanical linkage that rotates the body of the pot with respect to the rotor.
- pedestrian: The redevelopment will improve pedestrian linkages throughout the town, attract quality retailers, and reduce leakage to nearby centers such as Newcastle.
Modifies a noun
- disequilibrium: For example, the extent of linkage disequilibrium in surrounding common gene variants in various human populations is unknown.
- mapping: Markers developed by the linkage mapping laboratories have been sent to Ulm for synteny mapping studies.
- analysis: The gene locus is initially mapped by linkage analysis.
- map: A simple sequence repeat - based linkage map of barley.
Noun used with modifier
- ester: Hydrolysis of the ester linkage yields the second peptide product.
- throttle: The throttle linkage had broken on he first special section costing them the whole day.
- del.icio.us: Today's del.icio.us linkage July 25th, 2005 - 05:00 | add a comment Meaning of ' moment of zen ' ?
- amide: Polyamides Polyamides are polymers in which the individual monomers are held together by amide linkages.
- pollutant: A key element within the Part IIA regime for determining whether a site poses a risk, is the pollutant linkage concept.
- peptide: The peptide linkage is formed by elimination of water between two amino acids.
Browse dictionary entries near linkage
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