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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024linked (lingkt),USA pronunciation adj. [Genetics.]- Genetics(of a gene) exhibiting linkage.
- 1400–50 for literal sense; late Middle English; see link1, -ed2
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024link1 /lɪŋk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one of the rings or separate pieces that form a chain.
- anything that connects one part or thing with another;
a bond or tie:The locket was a link with her past. - Foodany of a number of connected sausages.
- Jewelrycuff link.
v. - to join by or as if by a link or links;
unite: [~ + object + to + object]The new bridge will link the island to the mainland.[~ (+ up) + object + and/with + object]The new bridge will link (up) the island and the mainland.[~ (+ up)]The company will soon link up with a hotel chain.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024link1 (lingk),USA pronunciation n. - one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- anything serving to connect one part or thing with another;
a bond or tie:The locket was a link with the past. - Telecommunicationsa unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station.
- Foodany of a series of sausages in a chain.
- Jewelrya cuff link.
- a ring, loop, or the like:a link of hair.
- Computingan object, as text or graphics, linked through hypertext to a document, another object, etc.
- [Survey., Civ. Engin.]
- Surveying(in a surveyor's chain) a unit of length equal to 7.92 inches (20.12 centimeters).
- Surveyingone of 100 rods or loops of equal length forming a surveyor's or engineer's chain.
- Chemistrybond1 (def. 15).
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a rigid, movable piece or rod, connected with other parts by means of pivots or the like, for the purpose of transmitting motion.
v.t., v.i. - to join by or as if by a link or links;
connect;
unite (often fol. by up):The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. The company will soon link up with a hotel chain.
- Old Danish lænkia chain; cognate with Old Norse hlekkr link (plural, chain), Old English hlence coat of chain mail, akin to German Gelenk joint
- late Middle English link(e) 1375–1425
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged connection, connective, copula.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bond, league, conjoin, fasten, bind, tie, pin.
link2 (lingk),USA pronunciation n. - a torch, esp. of tow and pitch.
- 1520–30; perh. special use of link1; the torches so called may have been made of strands twisted together in chainlike form
+ n. - Computingan object, as text or graphics, linked through hypertext to a document, another object, etc.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: link /lɪŋk/ n - any of the separate rings, loops, or pieces that connect or make up a chain
- something that resembles such a ring, loop, or piece
- a road, rail, air, or sea connection, as between two main routes
- a connecting part or episode
- a connecting piece in a mechanism, often having pivoted ends
- Also called: radio link a system of transmitters and receivers that connect two locations by means of radio and television signals
- a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a chain. 1 link of a Gunter's chain is equal to 7.92 inches, and of an engineer's chain to 1 foot
- short for hyperlink
vb - (often followed by up) to connect or be connected with or as if with links
- (transitive) to connect by association, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hlekkr link link /lɪŋk/ n - (formerly) a torch used to light dark streets
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from Latin lychnus, from Greek lukhnos lamp |