0 the existence or forming of connections between things
1 a connection, or the action of connecting:
2 the existence or forming of a connection between two or more things so that one thing happening or changing depends on the other thing happening or changing:
3 a connection between two things, organizations, etc.:
The new design sticks to the conventional direct linkage of cables and hydraulic pipes.
linkage between/with sth The linkage between the academic community and the private sector has really been the cornerstone of their success.
The marketing team has close linkages with the team responsible for design.
Identification and characterization of a new blast resistance gene located on rice chromosome 1 through linkage and differential analysis.
On the other hand, vote mobilization by large interest groups can be no substitute for other linkages between political parties and voters.
The preceding analysis provides prima facie evidence of close linkages between political parties, policy preferences and market outcomes.
Duplex-duplex coupling linkages are more precise, but this simulation contained no close linkages of this type.
What this petition shows is that social linkages were by no means obvious, but that they could be shaped precisely as historical contingencies.
These high density linkages are another source of corruption.
The authors explore the issues and linkages that associate transgenic crops with the environment.
People also gave their garden produce to their relatives and neighbors, thus improving social linkages among families.
