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linkage

linkage

26 3.9
A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/
translation icon : vínculo
  • There is a clear linkage between education levels and employment opportunities in this region.
  • establish linkages
  • build linkages
  • causal linkage

Big, lucrative, massive market, deepened the UK's trade linkages with everybody, financial trade linkages.

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Examples

  • The researchers explored the linkage between diet and overall health in their latest study.

  • There is longstanding evidence that linkages exist between nursing care and improved patient outcomes.

    Academic text (2013)
  • OK, so think about the linkage between these three things.

  • You know, I think the the concept of the strong linkage to the family is breaking down in Western nations.

  • The linkage between the physical brain and the mind.

  • So definitely linkage is there amongst mental health issues and multiple products as well.

  • And I think we see the the close linkage of military service and US citizenship coming out of this time.

  • The results confirm the teacher's response on the linkage between staff renewal and student learning.

    Academic text (1990)
  • However, since 2008, several of the linkages in this framework have broken down.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Recent longitudinal studies of the linkage between household income and health and development show very strong associations.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

connection
vslinkage
1.9

A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events

focuses on the act of bringing things together rather than people or events
tie
vslinkage
325 2.4

A connection that people have with family or friends

is a general notion of bringing things together rather than emphasizing personal bonds
association
vslinkage
131 3.0

A connection between people, groups, or things, often from working together

covers neutral joining or relations, not mainly social contact or companionship
coupling
vslinkage
  • Specialized
25 5.3

A device that connects two machine parts so they move together

is the broader idea of a relationship, not just a mechanical joining device
bonding
vslinkage
9 3.0

Joining two things so they stay firmly together

focuses on a general relationship or association, not necessarily physical fastening
interconnection
vslinkage
7 4.4

A group of things linked so they work together and change each other

is the simple idea of association without stressing joint function or operational links
junction
vslinkage
7 3.0

The action of bringing two things together so they connect

is broader, meaning any association or bringing together, not only meeting points
interconnectedness
vslinkage
6 6.8

The way things are linked and affect each other

is the plain sense of relationship, not the mutual dependency or system quality
interlacing
vslinkage
3 5.3

The act of weaving things together to make a pattern

refers to general association or relation rather than a woven or crossed pattern
interrelationship
vslinkage
2 5.9

A connection where two or more things affect each other

is the broader idea of association rather than detailing mutual effects
concatenation
vslinkage
1 9.9

A series of things like events or ideas joined in a chain

refers to general association or single bringing together rather than a linked sequence
interrelation
vslinkage
1 5.8

A way two or more things connect and affect each other

focuses on general association without specifying methods of influence or exact relations
tie-up
vslinkage
1 4.4

A connection between people or groups to work together

means a simple association or bringing together, not only formal arrangements
interrelatedness
vslinkage
1 7.1

A close connection between things that makes them affect each other

means a simple association without emphasizing reciprocity or mutual effects
interlinkage
vslinkage
1 6.1

A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other

is the general notion of a relationship without stressing mutual influence or function
joining
vslinkage
1 2.3

An act of bringing two people or things together to connect them

focuses on being a relationship or association rather than merely the bringing act
connexion
vslinkage
  • Archaic
8.7

A link between things, people, or events

refers to bringing things together or making associations generally rather than single instances
colligation
vslinkage
  • Archaic
9.9

A joining of ideas or words so they form a connected whole

refers to a simple relationship or act of bringing things together, not technical binding
intertwinement
vslinkage
7.0

Things twisted and woven together so they are closely connected

refers to a basic relationship rather than a tight, complicated entwining
entwinement
vslinkage
7.4

A close, often complicated connection between people, groups, or ideas

is the simple idea of association without implying complexity or deep involvement

Antonyms

89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

Compounds

linkage group
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A group of genes on the same chromosome that parents often pass together to their children

sex linkage
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A gene on a sex chromosome that makes a trait appear more often in one sex than the other

cross-linkage
  • Specialized
7.5

A bond between two nearby chains of atoms that makes a molecule stronger

linkage editor
  • Specialized
8.4

A program that combines separate compiled modules into one working file

gene linkage
  • Specialized
4.8

Genes that are close on the same chromosome are often inherited together

peptide linkage
  • Specialized
6.7

The chemical bond that joins two amino acids in a protein chain

steering linkage
  • Specialized
6.5

Parts that join the driver's wheel to the front wheels so they turn

How Connected

bond
322 2.9
linkage
26 3.9
tie
325 2.4
connection
1.9
association
131 3.0

Surface Forms

linkage singular
linkages plural

Morphology

linkage = link (transparent) = link + age

The noun is formed regularly from the verb 'link' with '-age' to mean the result or act of linking.

Etymology

Linkage comes from link ('a connection') plus the ending -age ('a result or thing'), so it names the state or result of joining things together and is used for a connection or association between ideas, people, or events.