"tetrad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛtɹæd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tetrad.wav Forms: tetrads [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás), analysable as tetra- + -ad. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τετράς}} Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás), {{confix|en|tetra|ad}} tetra- + -ad Head templates: {{en-noun}} tetrad (plural tetrads)
  1. A group of four things. Categories (topical): Four Synonyms: foursome, quartet, quartet
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  2. (biology) Two pairs of sister chromatids (a dyad pair) aligned in a certain way and often on the equatorial plane during the meiosis process. Categories (topical): Biology, Four
    Sense id: en-tetrad-en-noun-WnpM3z79 Disambiguation of Four: 15 16 15 15 10 19 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tetra-, English terms suffixed with -ad, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 16 23 6 19 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 10 24 17 14 9 15 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ad: 4 26 17 21 5 18 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 26 16 22 5 20 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 17 24 5 19 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 22 16 23 5 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 21 17 23 5 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 20 16 23 4 24 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 21 17 23 5 25 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 2 24 17 25 4 21 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 21 17 24 4 25 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 21 17 24 4 25 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 22 16 27 4 22 7 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (biology) A group of four haploid and immature pollen grains in tetrahedral fashion produced by meiotic microsporogenesis. Categories (topical): Biology, Four
    Sense id: en-tetrad-en-noun-wPIfpMMi Disambiguation of Four: 15 16 15 15 10 19 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 16 23 6 19 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 26 16 22 5 20 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 17 24 5 19 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 22 16 23 5 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 21 17 23 5 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 20 16 23 4 24 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 21 17 23 5 25 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 2 24 17 25 4 21 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 21 17 24 4 25 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 21 17 24 4 25 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 22 16 27 4 22 7 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  4. (cartography) A unit of land area of two by two (that is, four) square kilometres. Categories (topical): Cartography, Four
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  5. (chemistry) A tetravalent atom or radical. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-tetrad-en-noun-hFX7MgCe Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (mathematics) A group of four basis vectors for a four-dimensional manifold in differential geometry. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Four
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  7. (music) A chord comprised of four notes; a tetrachord. Categories (topical): Music, Four
    Sense id: en-tetrad-en-noun-YEBx5njm Disambiguation of Four: 15 16 15 15 10 19 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Derived forms: tetrad of Fallot, tetradic Translations (Translations): четворка (četvorka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tetradi (Finnish), bivalentti (Finnish), tétrade [feminine] (French), Tetrade (German), τετράδα (tetráda) [feminine] (Greek), tetrado (Ido), tetrade [feminine] (Italian), тетрада (tetrada) [feminine] (Russian), tétrada [feminine] (Spanish)
Coordinate_terms: duad, dyad, triad, pentad, hexad, hebdomad, heptad, ogdoad, octad, ennead, nonad, decad, decade, hendecad, dodecad, duodecade, chiliad Coordinate_terms (group): monad Disambiguation of 'group': 37 0 31 0 0 32 0 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 1 24 16 28 4 22 6

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