- linkage - an associative relation
--1 is a kind of connection, connexion, connectedness
--1 has particulars: link, nexusDerived form: verb link1 - linkage, gene linkage - (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)
--2 is a kind of inheritance, hereditary pattern
- linkage - a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
--3 is a kind of mechanical system
Derived form: verb link3 - linkage - the act of linking things together
--4 is a kind of fastening, attachment
Derived form: verb link2