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dyad (ad′)

noun

  1. two units regarded as one; pair
  2. Biol. a double chromosome resulting from the division of a tetrad in meiosis; half of a tetrad
  3. Chem. an atom, element, or radical with a valence of two
  4. Sociology two persons in a continuing relationship involving interaction

Etymology: LL dyas (gen. dyadis) < Gr < dyo, two

adjective

consisting of two

dyad Related Forms

dy·adic adjective

dyad Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • form: The most important relationships are those between two people - forming the dyad.
  • find: Look at a map and see if you can find the DNA dyad.
  • include: This total includes all dyads in the group, not only focal females.

Adjective modifier

  • indefinite: The monad, which is opposed to the indefinite dyad, is just one of three gods for Numenius ( Fr.
  • mother-infant: However, few researchers have studied infants beyond discharge to ascertain what impact the encounter has on mother-infant dyads.
  • therapeutic: Can our individual narratives in relation to race, culture and attachment be unmasked in the therapeutic dyad to reveal our human connectedness?
  • particular: We first describe the model of this exchange dyad and actors ' decision making with respect to behavior in a particular dyad.

Noun used with modifier

  • mother-child: This study investigated the shared reading interactions of three mother-child dyads living in such a community.
  • granodiorite: Further work on the granodiorite dyad yielded no matches, and unless additional pieces are found, the work of reconstruction is essentially finished.
  • baby: Sample groups A total of 826 mother and baby dyads in a District General Hospital in southeast England.

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