Main Entry: dy·ad

Variant(s): also di·ad \ˈdī-ˌad, -əd\

Function: noun

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-ˈad-ik\ adjective

—dy·ad·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb