nounπShareAn irrational number, especially one expressed using the β symbol."The square root of 2 is a surd. "mathnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA voiceless consonant."During phonics practice, the teacher explained that the letter "p" in "pen" represents a surd because it's a voiceless consonant sound. "phoneticslanguagelinguisticssoundwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareLacking the sense of hearing; deaf."The elderly woman, now surd, relied on reading lips to understand conversations. "medicinebodyphysiologydiseaseconditionsensationhumanpersonorganbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareUnheard"The baby's cries were surd, lost in the noise of the busy street. "soundlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareInvolving surds, or irrational numbers; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers."a surd expression or quantity; a surd number"mathnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareUnvoiced; voiceless"The teacher's lecture was filled with surd pronouncements, making it difficult to understand. "phoneticslanguagelinguisticssoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
