Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun linkage

4 senses of linkage

Sense 1
linkage -- (an associative relation)
       => connection, connexion, connectedness -- (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")

Sense 2
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))
       => inheritance, hereditary pattern -- ((genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents)

Sense 3
linkage -- (a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion)
       => mechanical system -- (a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles)

Sense 4
linkage -- (the act of linking things together)
       => fastening, attachment -- (the act of fastening things together)