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Meaning of pentad

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pentad

Pronunciation:/ˈpɛntæd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A group or series of five things.

  2. A mean average value of temperature, etc., taken every five days.

  3. Any element, atom, or radical having a valence of five, or which can be combined with, substituted for, or compared with, five atoms of hydrogen or other monad.

    Example: Nitrogen is a pentad in the ammonium compounds.