Dyad 708374 220760202 2008-06-21T13:04:26Z 66.222.104.156 Add link to Dyad (band) {{wiktionarypar|dyad}} '''Etymology:''' Late Latin dyad-, dyas, from Greek δυας, from dyo '''dyad''' may refer to: *[[dyad (symbol)]], according to the Pythagoreans, is the principle of "twoness" or "otherness" *[[dyad (biology)]], a pair of sister chromatids occurring in prophase I of meiosis *[[dyad (General)]], consisting of two parts *[[dyad (Greek philosophy)]], Greek philosopher's principle of "twoness" or "otherness" *[[dyad (music)]], a set of two notes or pitches *[[dyad (sociology)]], mostly refers to parents and friends, occasionally to twins *dyad, in engineering [[kinematics]], a [[linkage]] in a [[planar mechanism]] that has two possible assembly modes *dyad, in [[Obstetrics]] refers to the [[pregnant]] mother and [[fetus]] *[[dyad (spiritual workshops)]], is a partner-assisted meditation with rules to prevent trip-laying and abuse *[[dyadic tensor]], in mathematics *[http://www.dyadband.ca/ Dyad], a Canadian band playing traditional American Old Time music ==See also== *[[Dyadic]], disambiguation page *[[Diad]] *[[Dryad]] {{disambig}} [[de:Dyade]]