linkage

Examples

• All

• All six patients studied in detail were fitted with new AK prostheses with a 4-bar linkage mechanism.

  Academic text (1995)

• The mechanical linkage in the engine allows the power to be transmitted effectively to the wheels.

• - The linkage is all twisted.

  Days of Thunder (1990)

• The linkage is messed up on it.

  Macon County Line (1974)

• I've got an extra long linkage here and I'm going to put that on there.

• The masters control motors and a mechanical linkage system in the arms of the robot.

  Academic text (2007)

• Suddenly, the transmission linkage in the Armadillo blows.

  Fiction book (1998)

• I had a thought: Is the steering linkage in Modave's car intact?

  Bobby Deerfield (1977)

• The VCT solenoid valve needs replacing, and there's a significant binding in the brake pedal linkage.

  The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017)

• The bicycle's linkage system connects the pedals to the gear mechanism for smoother shifting.

Synonyms

C

connection

vslinkage

• Specialized

60 3.3

A part that joins parts so power, signals, or water can pass

focuses on transferring mechanical motion and power through joined parts

C

coupling

vslinkage

• Specialized

25 5.3

A device that connects two machine parts so they move together

is a system of connected rods or pivots that transmits power

C

connector

vslinkage

5 3.6

A word that links ideas or parts of a sentence

is a mechanical arrangement of rods and pivots to transmit motion

I

interlinkage

vslinkage

1 6.1

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

describes a physical assembly that actively transmits motion and power between parts

Antonyms

D

disassembly

2 5.2

To take something apart, often a machine, so you can fix or check it

Compounds

L

linkage group

• Specialized

1 7.2

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

S

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

C

cross-linkage

• Specialized

7.5

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

L

linkage editor

• Specialized

8.4

A program that combines separate compiled modules into one working file

G

gene linkage

• Specialized

4.8

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

P

peptide linkage

• Specialized

6.7

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

S

steering linkage

• Specialized

6.5

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

How Complex

mechanism

• Jargon

91 4.4

linkage

• Specialized

4 5.0

lever

• Specialized

88 1.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology