dyad Definition
dyad (dī′ad′)
noun
- two units regarded as one; pair
- Biol. a double chromosome resulting from the division of a tetrad in meiosis; half of a tetrad
- Chem. an atom, element, or radical with a valence of two
- ☆ 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·ad′ic 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.

