Linkage vs. Coupling

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Linkagenoun

A mechanical device that connects things.

Linkagenoun

A connection or relation between things or ideas.

Linkagenoun

(genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.

Linkagenoun

(linguistics) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.

Linkagenoun

A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.

Linkagenoun

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

Linkagenoun

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

Linkagenoun

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.

Linkagenoun

Any object, factor, or relationship that creates a bond or association between two other objects.

Linkagenoun

The proximity of two or more genes on the genome of an organism that causes those genes to be inherited, transferred, or moved together with a frequency greater than for genes not associated. The linkage is a continuous variable, and is inversely related to the distance between genes on the genome.

Linkagenoun

an associative relation

Linkagenoun

(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)

Linkagenoun

a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion

Linkagenoun

the act of linking things together

Couplingnoun

act of joining together to form a couple

Couplingnoun

a device that couples two things together

Couplingnoun

(computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules

Couplingnoun

(electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them

Couplingnoun

(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other

Couplingnoun

(sexuality) sexual intercourse

Couplingnoun

The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.

Couplingnoun

A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts.

Couplingnoun

a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

Couplingnoun

a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

Couplingnoun

the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes;

Coupling

A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power. The primary purpose of couplings is to join two pieces of rotating equipment while permitting some degree of misalignment or end movement or both.

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