Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
2. (Chem.) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or
combining power of two.
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}.
Source : WordNet®
dyad
n : two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome},
{twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich},
{duo}, {duet}, {duad}]