LINKAGE

Linkage

A mechanical linkage is an assembly of bodies connected to manage forces and movement. The movement of a body, or link, is studied using geometry so the link is considered to be rigid. The connections between links are modeled as providing ideal movement, pure rotation or sliding for example, and are called joints. A linkage modeled as a network of rigid links and ideal joints is called a kinematic chain.

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linkage

Noun

  1. A mechanical device that connects things.
    A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear.
  2. A connection or relation between things or ideas.
  3. The property of genes of being inherited together.
  4. 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.


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