Dyad

Dyad
The word "dyad" comes from the Greek "dyas" meaning the number two. In psychology, a dyad refers to a pair of persons in an interactional situation. For example, a patient and therapist, a woman and her husband, a girl and her stepfather, etc. In chemistry, a dyad is a bivalent element. And in biology, a dyad is a double chromosome resulting from the splitting of a tetrad (a quadruple chromosome) during meiosis (germ cell formation).
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1. A pair. SYN: diad (2). 2. In chemistry, a bivalent element. 3. A pair of persons in an interactional situation, e.g., patient and therapist, husband and wife. 4. The double chromosome resulting from the splitting of a tetrad during meiosis. 5. Two units treated as one. 6. A pair of cells resulting from the first meitotic division. [G. dyas, the number two, duality]

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dy·ad also di·ad 'dī-.ad, -əd n
1) two individuals (as husband and wife) maintaining a sociologically significant relationship
2) a meiotic chromosome after separation of the two homologous members of a tetrad
dy·ad·ic dī-'ad-ik adj
dy·ad·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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dy·ad (diґad) [Gr. dyas the number two, from dyo two] a double chromosome resulting from the halving of a tetrad in the first meiotic division.

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  • Dyad — 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dyad — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dyad — dyad. См. диада. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • dyad — [dī′ad΄] n. [LL dyas (gen. dyadis) < Gr < dyo, TWO] 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 …   English World dictionary

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  • dyad — The dyad, a group of two members, is the smallest possible social group: if one person opts out the group ceases to exist. Two people can form an intimacy not found in larger groups, but the dyad also involves other basic elements of social… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • dyad — noun Etymology: Late Latin dyad , dyas, from Greek, from dyo Date: 1675 1. pair; specifically two individuals (as husband and wife) maintaining a sociologically significant relationship 2. a meiotic chromosome afte …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • dyad — dy•ad [[t]ˈdaɪ æd[/t]] n. 1) a group of two; couple; pair 2) biochem. cbl the double chromosomes resulting from the separation of the four chromatids of a tetrad 3) chem. an element, atom, or group having a valence of two 4) math. Math. two… …   From formal English to slang

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