link|age

link|age «LIHNG kihj», noun.

1. the act or process of linking.

2. the state of being linked.

3. an arrangement or system of links.

4. the policy or practice of having some aspect of the relations between two countries dependent upon the success or failure of another aspect of their relations:

5. Biology. the association of two or more genes or their characteristics on the same chromosome so that they are transmitted together.

6. any one of various devices consisting of a number of bars linked or pivoted together, used to produce a desired motion in a machine part, or for tracing lines.

7. Electricity. the product of the magnetic flux going through a coil and the number of turns in the coil. It serves as a measure of the voltage that can be induced in the coil.