linkage
nounUK /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/
US /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/
A linkage is a connection that joins two things together.
The linkage between the two train cars keeps them moving together.
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2. A system of links or rods that passes movement from one part of a machine to another.
The bicycle's brake linkage needed oiling.
3. The act of joining groups or people together to work as a team.
The linkage of the two schools made a bigger sports league.
4. In genetics, the way certain genes tend to be passed on together.
Scientists studied the linkage of the genes for eye color.