Definitions for surd
sɜrdsurd

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surd, voiceless consonantadjective

   a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords

2. unvoiced, voiceless, surd, hardadjective

   produced without vibration of the vocal cords

   "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. surdnoun

   An irrational number, especially one expressed using the symbol.

2. surdnoun

   A voiceless consonant.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Surdadjective

   Etymology: surdus, Latin.

   1. Deaf; wanting the sense of hearing.2. Unheard; not perceived by the ear.3. Not expressed by any term.

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1. surd

   A surd is a mathematical term used to refer to a root (such as the square root, cube root, etc.) of a number that cannot be exactly calculated. The number is irrational - it cannot be expressed as a fraction, and its decimal representation never ends or repeats.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Surdadjective

   net having the sense of hearing; deaf

2. Surdadjective

   unheard

3. Surdadjective

   involving surds; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers; radical; irrational; as, a surd expression or quantity; a surd number

4. Surdadjective

   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, //169, 179, 180

5. Surdnoun

   a quantity which can not be expressed by rational numbers; thus, Ã2 is a surd.

6. Surdnoun

   a surd element of speech. See Surd, a., 4

7. Etymology: [L. surdus deaf (whence the meaning, deaf to reason, irrational), perhaps akin to E. swart. Cf. Sordine.]

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1. Surd

   Surd is a village in Zala county, Hungary. The village is best known for its production of Christmas trees.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Surd

   surd, adj. (alg.) involving surds: produced by the action of the speech organs on the breath (not the voice), as the 'hard' sounds k, t, p, f, &c.: deaf: (obs.) unheard, senseless.—n. (alg.) a quantity inexpressible by rational numbers, or which has no root.—ns. Surdimū′tism, the condition of being deaf and dumb; Surd′ity, want of sonant quality. [L. surdus, deaf.]

Anagrams for surd »

1. Urds

How to pronounce surd?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say surd in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of surd in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of surd in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=surd
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Surd
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=surd
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surd
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=surd
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=surd