-kij, -kēj noun
( -s )
1. : the manner or style of being fitted together or united: as
a. : the manner in which atoms or radicals are linked in a molecule
b. : bond 3e
2. : the quality or state of being linked ; especially : a relationship between genes that causes them to be manifested together in inheritance through concurrence of characters that they separately control, and that is usually considered to result from the location of such genes on the same chromosome
3.
a. : a system of links ; specifically : 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 approximately straight lines or other point paths may be traced
b. : the product of the magnetic flux through an electrical coil by its number of turns with the magnetic flux and the coil being connected like two links of a chain and each unit of flux threading through one turn of the coil to contribute one unit to the linkage