duad
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of duad
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A consists of two square-based pyramids turned so as to meet at their apices, and breaks up into two quartet rings and a duad.
From Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements by Sinnett, A. P.
From the monad proceeds an indefinite duad, which is subordinate to the monad as to its cause.
From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington
It is possible to think of the soul as a reincarnating entity, whether it be a monad, duad, triad, or septenary being.
From Reincarnation and the Law of Karma A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect by Atkinson, William Walker
The duad represented the line, as being bounded by two points or monads.
From Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
Niobium only differs from yttrium by the introduction of triplets for duads in e; on the meta level we have therefore triplets, and on the hyper each triplet yields a duad and a unit.
From Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements by Sinnett, A. P.
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