linkage

nouns

an associative relation
linkage
is derived from
link
is a type of (narrower)
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
"there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
connectedness, connection, connexion
(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)
gene linkage, linkage
a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
linkage
is derived from
link
is a type of (narrower)
a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles
mechanical system
the act of linking things together
linkage
is derived from
link
is a type of (narrower)
the act of fastening things together
attachment, fastening