how to pronounce surd

/sɜːd/

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surd is pronounced in one syllable

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ɜː

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An example use of surd in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… room Ostrow surd deposed accident' …”

meanings of surd

adjective:

Unvoiced; voiceless.
Lacking the sense of hearing; deaf.
Unheard.
Involving surds, or irrational numbers; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers.

noun:

A voiceless consonant.
An irrational number, especially one expressed using the √ symbol.

surd frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word surd occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.