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Definition of Dyad
1. Noun. Two items of the same kind.
Exact synonyms: Brace, Couple, Couplet, Distich, Duad, Duet, Duo, Pair, Span, Twain, Twosome, Yoke
Terms within: Fellow, Mate
Generic synonyms: 2, Deuce, Ii, Two
Specialized synonyms: Doubleton
Derivative terms: Couple, Pair, Pair
Terms within: Fellow, Mate
Generic synonyms: 2, Deuce, Ii, Two
Specialized synonyms: Doubleton
Derivative terms: Couple, Pair, Pair
Definition of Dyad
1. n. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.
2. a. Having a valence or combining power of two; capable of being substituted for, combined with, or replaced by, two atoms of hydrogen; as, oxygen and calcium are dyad elements. See Valence.
Definition of Dyad
1. Noun. A set of two different elements. ¹
2. Noun. (music) any set of two different pitch classes. ¹
3. Noun. A pair of things standing in particular relation; dyadic relation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dyad
1. a pair of units [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dyad
1. A pair. Two units. Half of a tetrad (four units). What happens to bivalent (tetrad) chromosomes after the first nuclear division of meiosis. (09 Oct 1997)
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