Found 2 items, similar to Tetrad.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tetrad
tetrad
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn:
four,
4,
IV,
quatern,
quaternion,
quaternary,
quaternity,
quartet,
quadruplet,
foursome,
Little Joe]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tetrad
Tetrad
\Tet"rad\, n. [L. tetras, -adis, Gr. ?, ?: cf. F.
t['e]trade.]
1. The number four; a collection of four things; a
quaternion.
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2. (Chem.) A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical; as,
carbon is a tetrad.
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