Linkage

['lɪŋkɪdʒ]

解释:

(noun.) the act of linking things together.

(noun.) a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion.

(noun.) (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).

(noun.) an associative relation.

手打:罗莎琳德--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.

(n.) Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.

(n.) A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joints, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.

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