Definitions for surd

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Spelling: [surd]
IPA: /sɜrd/

Surd is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in surd (drsu).

Definitions for surd

noun

  1. Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
  2. Mathematics. a surd quantity.

adjective

  1. Phonetics. voiceless (opposed to sonant).
  2. Mathematics. (of a quantity) not capable of being expressed in rational numbers; irrational.

Origin of surd

First recorded in 1545-55, surd is from the Latin word surdus dull-sounding, mute, deaf

Examples for surd

On the one hand Aristotle by his doctrine of matter admitted a surd into his system.

Of course this gives a number, but this number may be a surd, like √2.

Again, he points out that the surd aspirate h is heard in some languages, but is hardly audible in others.

The Sanskrit terms sonant and surd are, in a scientific point of view, the least exceptionable.

The rule of surd to surd and sonant to sonant is neglected in most of the factitious specimens of broken English.

The terms sonant and surd are, in a scientific point of view, the least exceptionable.

For 'voiceless,' 'surd,' 'hard,' or 'tenuis' are sometimes used.

surdimū′tism, the condition of being deaf and dumb; surd′ity, want of sonant quality.

The problems have a surd or irrational element in them; and to solve them would be to bring reason into collision with itself.

Word Value for surd
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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