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dyad

[ dahy-ad ]

noun

  1. a group of two; couple; pair.
  2. Biology.
    1. a secondary morphological unit, consisting of two monads:

      a chromosome dyad.

    2. the double chromosomes resulting from the separation of the four chromatids of a tetrad.
  3. Chemistry. an element, atom, or group having a valence of two. Compare monad, triad ( def 2a ).
  4. Mathematics. two vectors with no symbol connecting them, usually considered as an operator.
  5. Sociology.
    1. two persons involved in an ongoing relationship or interaction.
    2. the relationship or interaction itself.


adjective

  1. of two parts; dyadic.

dyad

/ ˈdaɪæd /

noun

  1. 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
  2. an atom or group that has a valency of two
  3. a group of two; couple
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyad1

First recorded in 1665–75; from Greek dyad- (stem of dyás ) “pair,” equivalent to dý(o) “two” + -ad- noun suffix; two, -ad 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyad1

C17: from Late Latin dyas, from Greek duas two, a pair
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Example Sentences

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.

The respondent was asked, Do you know that every Dyad is even?

When you say a line, do you mean a dyad in length Form in Matter?

Two, or the dyad, is the origin of contrasts and separation, and is an evil principle.

What is to become two, must partake of the Dyad: what is to become one, of the Monad.

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