Dyad
[DY-ad]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 17th century
1.
Something that consists of two elements or parts.
Examples of Dyad in a sentence
"As closing time approached, the café servers dropped hints to the dyad in the back corner that it was time to leave."
"Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have proven time and again that they’re one of the most inventive dyads in comedy history."
About Dyad
“Dyad” is from the Latin, based on the ancient Greek “δυάς” (“duás”) or “δυάδ-“ (“duád-l”), both meaning “two.”
Did you Know?
“Dyad” can be a stand-in for terms such as “couple,” “pair,” or “duo”; however, the term is widely used across many fields of study to refer to specific two-parted concepts. In sociology, “dyad” refers to two people in a relationship, but in music, a dyad is a chord of two notes. There are also more complicated uses for the term in chemistry, biology, and mathematics, but all return to the same focus on pairs or couples. Whether it’s in linear algebra, chromosomal structures, or atomic chemistry, “dyad” always describes a relationship of two factors.
