dyad
a group of two; couple; pair.
Biology.
a secondary morphological unit, consisting of two monads: a chromosome dyad.
the double chromosomes resulting from the separation of the four chromatids of a tetrad.
Chemistry. an element, atom, or group having a valence of two.: Compare monad, triad (def. 2a).
Mathematics. two vectors with no symbol connecting them, usually considered as an operator.
Sociology.
two persons involved in an ongoing relationship or interaction.
the relationship or interaction itself.
of two parts; dyadic.
Origin of dyad
1- Sometimes di·ad .
Words Nearby dyad
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How to use dyad in a sentence
Does he mean that the non-hetero-dyad family is a “political notion”?
Back in 1980, when they met at a furniture store in Dallas, Hill and Wilson were a confirmed dyad for 10 years.
Some dyad was then produced, which the respondent did not know to be a dyad; accordingly he did not know it to be even.
Aristotle | George GroteThe respondent was asked, Do you know that every dyad is even?
Aristotle | George GroteWhen you say a line, do you mean a dyad in length Form in Matter?
Aristotle | George Grote
Two, or the dyad, is the origin of contrasts and separation, and is an evil principle.
Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing | George Barton CuttenWhat is to become two, must partake of the dyad: what is to become one, of the Monad.
British Dictionary definitions for dyad
/ (ˈdaɪæd) /
maths an operator that is the unspecified product of two vectors. It can operate on a vector to produce either a scalar or vector product
an atom or group that has a valency of two
a group of two; couple
Origin of dyad
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