Tetrad \Tet"rad\, n. [L. tetras, -adis, Gr. ?, ?: cf. F.
   t['e]trade.]
   1. The number four; a collection of four things; a
      quaternion.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Chem.) A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical; as,
      carbon is a tetrad.
      [1913 Webster] Tetradactyl

	

	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]