"polyad" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: polyads [plural]
Etymology: poly- + -ad Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|ad}} poly- + -ad Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyad (plural polyads)
  1. A group consisting of an indeterminate number of items. Translations (a group consisting of an indeterminate number of items): polyade [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-polyad-en-noun-CBK3SWT1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ad Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ad: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'a group consisting of an indeterminate number of items': 93 7
  2. (chemistry) An element whose valence is greater than two. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-polyad-en-noun-57VF~-8n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -ad Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ad: 52 48 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: polyadic Related terms: monad, dyad, triad, tetrad, pentad, hexad, heptad, octad, nonad, decad

Inflected forms

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