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Dyad

Dyad Meaning & Definition
Dyad Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dyad?

[n] two items of the same kind

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dyad: brace | couple | couplet | distich | doubleton | duad | duet | duo | pair | span | twain | twosome | yoke

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dyad: both | brace | couple | couplet | distich | double harness | doublet | duad | duet | duo | match | mates | pair | set of two | span | team | the two | twain | two | twosome | yoke

See Also | 2 | deuce | II | two

Dyad In Webster's Dictionary

\Dy"ad\, n. [L. dyas, dyadis, the number two. Gr. ?: cf. F. dyade. See two, and cf. {Duad}.] 1. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair. 2. (Chem.) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.
\Dy"ad\, a. (Chem.) 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}.

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