linkage | the act of linking things together |
closed primary | a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote, closed primaries strengthen party unity |
way path way of life | a course of conduct, the path of virtue, we went our separate ways, our paths in life led us apart, genius usually follows a revolutionary path |
primrose path | a life of ease and pleasure |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
closed-heart surgery | heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest cavity is not opened) |
current intelligence | intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest, usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation |
bridle path bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
closed circuit loop | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates |
closed loop closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |
flare path | an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing |
linkage | a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion |
path | a way especially designed for a particular use |
steering linkage | mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle, the steering gear pushes it left or right which swivels the front wheels, causing the vehicle to turn |
towpath towing path | a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats |
linkage gene linkage | (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes, all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go) |
linkage group linked genes | any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together, the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups |
mystery enigma secret closed book | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained, how it got out is a mystery, it remains one of nature's secrets |
closed interval bounded interval | an interval that includes its endpoints |
closed couplet | a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit |
linkage editor | an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving crosseferences among the modules |
executive session closed session | a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public |
tidal flow tidal current | the water current caused by the tides |
riptide rip current | a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore |
current stream | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes), the raft floated downstream on the current, he felt a stream of air, the hose ejected a stream of water |
Shining Path Sendero Luminoso SL | a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru, is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world, seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime, is involved in the cocaine trade, Shining Path has been responsible for , deaths |
closed-end fund closed-end investment company | a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market |
closed shop | a company that hires only union members |
closed corporation close corporation private corporation privately held corporation | a corporation owned by a few people, shares have no public market |
stream flow current | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas, two streams of development run through American history, stream of consciousness, the flow of thought, the current of history |
air lane flight path airway skyway | a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another |
flight path | the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air |
approach path approach glide path glide slope | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing |
path route itinerary | an established line of travel or access |
closed chain ring | (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop |
closed universe | (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang, the visible matter is onlypercent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter |
path track course | a line or route along which something travels or moves, the hurricane demolished houses in its path, the track of an animal, the course of the river |
alternating current AC alternating electric current | an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally, In the US most household current is AC atcycles per second |
cross-link cross-linkage | a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule |
peptide bond peptide linkage | the primary linkage of all protein structures, the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide |
current electric current | a flow of electricity through a conductor, the current was measured in amperes |
direct current DC direct electric current | an electric current that flows in one direction steadily |
ocean current | the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction |
equatorial current | any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator |
North Equatorial Current | an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator |
South Equatorial Current | an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator |
Japan current Kuroshio current Kuroshio | a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean |
Peruvian current Humboldt current | a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west |
sex linkage | an association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the other |
dynamic electricity current electricity | a flow of electric charge |