surd

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An irrational number, especially one expressed using the √ symbol.
2. noun A voiceless consonant.
3. adjective Lacking the sense of hearing; deaf.
4. adjective unheard
5. adjective Involving surds, or irrational numbers; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers.

   a surd expression or quantity; a surd number

6. adjective unvoiced; voiceless

Similar words

voiceless unvoiced voiceless consonant quadratic surd sursolid radical square root sqrt surreal number radicand

Often followed by

and of in is or form to roots evil

Word family

surds