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linkage definition

link·age (liŋk′ij)

noun

  1. a linking or being linked
  2. a series or system of links, slides, cranks, wheels, or gears for transmitting power or motion
  3. Biol. the tendency of some genes to remain together and act as a unit (linkage group) in inheritance, generally in the same chromosome
  4. Chem.
    1. bond (sense )
    2. the type of bonding between various atoms or groups in a molecule
  5. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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