[link.age] n (1874) 1: the manner or style of being united: as a: the manner in which atoms or radicals are linked in a molecule b: bond 3c
2: the quality or state of being linked; esp: the relationship between genes on the same chromosome that causes them to be inherited together--compare mendel's law 2
3: a system of links; esp: a system of links or bars which are jointed together and more or less constrained by having a link or links fixed and by means of which straight or nearly straight lines or other point paths may be traced
4: link 2b