missing link

ˈmɪsɪŋ lɪŋk
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Translation of missing link from English into German

Noun

1.

knowledge

piece of information needed for understanding
  • The detective found the missing link in the case.Der Detektiv fand das fehlende Puzzleteil im Fall.
2.

evolution theory

Dated
hypothetical extinct creature connecting humans and apes
Dated
fehlendes Glied fehlendes Bindeglied
  • Scientists have long searched for the missing link in human evolution.Wissenschaftler haben lange nach dem fehlenden Glied in der menschlichen Evolution gesucht
3.

science

missing section in a complete series
  • The book was the missing link in the collection.Das Buch war das fehlende Glied in der Sammlung.
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Synonyms and analogies of missing link in English

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Examples of missing link in a sentence

  • Her research provided the missing link to the historical puzzle.
  • The discovery could be the missing link in our understanding of evolution.
  • They believe the fossil might be the missing link between two species.
  • The fossil may be the missing link between the two species.
  • Researchers hope the new sample is a missing link in the sequence.

Translations of "missing link" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
fehlende Verbindungn.

However they feel the missing link to their senses.

Sie spüren jedoch die fehlende Verbindung zu ihren Sinnen.

dasfehlendes Gliednn.

She pointed out that the disconformity represented a missing link in the sedimentary layers.

Sie wies darauf hin, dass die Diskordanz ein fehlendes Glied in den Sedimentschichten darstellte.

fehlendes Bindegliedn.

Fossils that serve as a missing link provide crucial insight into our evolutionary past.

Fossilien, die als fehlendes Bindeglied dienen, bieten entscheidende Einblicke in unsere evolutionäre Vergangenheit.

Missing link

His position is very close to the legendary missing link.

Seine Position kommt der des legendären "Missing Link" sehr nahe.

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missing link: Examples and translations in context

What is the missing link to turn this world around?

Was ist die fehlende Verbindung, um diese Welt zu drehen?

The idea is to supply a missing link.

Ziel ist es, eine fehlende Verbindung herzustellen.

Closes the missing link between natural environment and planing network

Schließt die fehlende Verbindung zwischen Natur- und digitalem Planwerk

to find her missing link to humanity.

um ihre fehlende Verbindung zur Menschheit zu finden.

Or, in this case, the missing link.

Oder, wie hier, ein fehlendes Glied.

Is she a mutant or missing link?

Ist sie ein Mutant oder ein fehlendes Glied?

Mounting evidence suggests that vitamin D may be a critical missing link in virtually all autoimmune diseases, including lupus.

Zunehmende Beweise legen nahe, dass Vitamin D bei praktisch allen Autoimmunkrankheiten, einschließlich Lupus, ein kritisches fehlendes Glied sein kann.

A weak or missing link in this chain can allow unsafe goods to reach the market and the end user, whether private or professional.

Ein schwaches oder fehlendes Glied in dieser Kette kann dazu führen, dass gefährliche Waren auf den Markt und sogar bis zum privaten oder gewerblichen Endverbraucher gelangen.

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