Linkage
Pronunciation : Link"age
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.
3. (Geom.)
Defn: A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joins, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913