About The Word Surd
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Surd
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What's The Definition Of Surd?
[n] a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
[adj] (linguistics) of speech sounds Synonyms | Synonyms for Surd: unvoiced | voiceless | voiceless consonant Related Terms | Find terms related to Surd: See Also | consonant Surd In Webster's Dictionary \Surd\, a. [L. surdus deaf (whence the meaning, deaf to
reason, irrational), perhaps akin to E. swart. Cf.
{Sordine}.]
1. Net having the sense of hearing; deaf. [Obs.] ``A surd . .
. generation.'' --Sir T. Browne.
2. Unheard. [Obs.] --Kenrick.
3. (Math.) Involving surds; not capable of being expressed in
rational numbers; radical; irrational; as, a surd
expression or quantity; a surd number.
4. (Phonetics) Uttered, as an element of speech, without
tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated;
nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f,
p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to
Pronunciation, [sect][sect]169, 179, 180.
\Surd\, n. (Math.) 1. A quantity which can not be expressed by rational numbers; thus, [root]2 is a surd. 2. (Phon.) A surd element of speech. See {Surd}, a., 4. |
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