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link
1[ lingk ]
noun
- 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.
Synonyms: ,
- a unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station.
- any of a series of sausages in a chain.
- a cuff link.
- a ring, loop, or the like:
a link of hair.
- Also called hyperlink. Digital Technology.
- an object, as text or graphics, linked through hypertext to a document, another object, etc.:
Click on the link below to read the full article.
- the connection between elements linked by hypertext, or the code or tag content required to make such a connection:
The website was full of broken links, typos, and images that failed to load.
- Surveying, Civil Engineering.
- (in a surveyor's chain) a unit of length equal to 7.92 inches (20.12 centimeters).
- one of 100 rods or loops of equal length forming a surveyor's or engineer's chain.
- Chemistry. bond 1( def 15 ).
- Machinery. a rigid, movable piece or rod, connected with other parts by means of pivots or the like, for the purpose of transmitting motion.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
verb (used with or without object)
The new bridge will link the island to the mainland.
The company will soon link up with a hotel chain.
- Digital Technology. to create digital connections between web pages or between elements on web pages using hypertext, or to have such links on or to a web page or electronic document:
The page is linked to my online store.
The essay links to three of my published articles.
link
2[ lingk ]
noun
- a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
link
1/ ɪŋ /
noun
- 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 calledradio 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
- computing short for hyperlink
- weak linkan unreliable person or thing within an organization or system
verb
- often foll by up to connect or be connected with or as if with links
- tr to connect by association, etc
link
2/ ɪŋ /
noun
- (formerly) a torch used to light dark streets
link
/ ĭԲ /
- A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a webpage or other hypertext documents or between webpages or other hypertext documents.
Derived Forms
- ˈ첹, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
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Example Sentences
Detectives said they were investigating a number of firearms, fire-raising and vandalism incidents in both the east and west of the country which they believe are "potentially linked".
It’s hard to predict what grocery item will be slapped with a tariff and for how much, because there are so many links in the supply chain.
The restored sculpture will be displayed alongside a QR code which links to information about the history of the building, Eric Gill and the sculpture's restoration.
It comes after BBC News has been reporting on the forum for three years, linking it to at least 50 deaths in the UK.
That would be bad news for the planet, as virgin palm oil is linked to increased tropical deforestation, which adds to climate change and threatening endangered species like orang-utans.
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