dyad
IPA: dˈaɪæd
noun
- A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- (sociology) Two persons in an ongoing relationship; dyadic relationship.
- (sociology) The relationship or interaction itself in reference to a couple.
- (music) Any set of two different pitch classes.
- (chemistry) An element, atom, or radical having a valence of or combining power of two.
- (biology) A chromosome structure, usually X- or V-shaped, consisting of two condensed sister chromatids joined by a centromere.
- (biology) A secondary unit of organisation consisting of an aggregate of monads.
- (mathematics) A tensor of order two and rank one.
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Examples of "dyad" in Sentences
- Again I'm blank at the dyad issues.
- Each component of a dyadic is a dyad.
- A dyad is a pair of sister chromatids.
- The dyad is indirectly responsible for evil.
- Many explanations require a democratic dyad.
- A dyad is the smallest possible social group.
- This system is also referred to as a student dyad.
- The dyad referred to must eventually be the parent child dyad.
- Female female dyads groom far more than male female and male male dyads.
- Female female dyads groom far more than male female and male male dyads .