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Dyad   /dˈaɪˌæd/   Listen
noun
Dyad  n.  
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.



adjective
Dyad  adj.  (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.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Dyad" Quotes from Famous Books



... Abyss, all Uncontainable, all Fullness, all Silence, all Unshakable, all Unengendered, all Universal Solitary, all Monad, all Ennead, all Dodecad, all Ogdoad, all Decad, all Hebdomad, all Hexad, all Pentad, all Tetrad, all Triad, all Dyad, all Monad. The whole Universe is in it, and the Universe has found itself therein and knows itself therein (29). It gave light to all in its ineffable light, and it was given myriads and myriads of powers, so ...
— The Gnosis of the Light • F. Lamplugh

... of one is a monad; of two, a dyad; three, a triad; four, tetrad; five, pentad; six, hexad, etc. It is also said to be monovalent, di- or bivalent, etc. This theory of bonds shows why an atom cannot exist alone. It would have free or unused bonds, and hence must combine with ...
— An Introduction to Chemical Science • R.P. Williams

... light and gravitation, each being bipolar; gravitationnorth and south, or attraction and repulsion; lighteast and west, or contraction and dilation; and gold being the tetrad, or interpenetration of both, as water was the dyad of light, and iron ...
— Literary Remains (1) • Coleridge



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