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(1):

(n.) A surd element of speech. See Surd, a., 4.

(2):

(a.) 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.

(3):

(a.) Net having the sense of hearing; deaf.

(4):

(a.) Unheard.

(5):

(n.) A quantity which can not be expressed by rational numbers; thus, ?2 is a surd.

(6):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Surd'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/surd.html. 1828.
 
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