surd
Phonetics. voiceless (opposed to sonant).
Mathematics. (of a quantity) not capable of being expressed in rational numbers; irrational.
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
Mathematics. a surd quantity.
Origin of surd
1Words Nearby surd
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How to use surd in a sentence
Absurd, ab-surd′, adj. obviously unreasonable or false: ridiculous.
Again, he points out that the surd aspirate h is heard in some languages, but is hardly audible in others.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersSurdimū′tism, the condition of being deaf and dumb; surd′ity, want of sonant quality.
The terms sonant and surd are, in a scientific point of view, the least exceptionable.
A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon LathamThe problems have a surd or irrational element in them; and to solve them would be to bring reason into collision with itself.
Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher | Henry Jones
British Dictionary definitions for surd
/ (sɜːd) /
maths an expression containing one or more irrational roots of numbers, such as 2√3 + 3√2 + 6
phonetics a voiceless consonant, such as (t)
of or relating to a surd
Origin of surd
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