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Meanings of voiceless consonant in English

Catalan
consonant sorda

A consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords.

        consonant sorda
        Russian
        глухой согласный
        Portuguese
        fonação surda
        Spanish
        consonante sorda
        Catalan
        consonants sordes

        Consonant pronounced without the larynx vibrating.

            глухой согласный
            Synonyms
            Examples for "surd"
            Examples for "surd"
            1
            What meaneth this old dotard, surd and absurd, thus to control our actions?
            Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
            2
            Do you mean to say that you are not able to tell me what a surd is?
            A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
            3
            The problems have a surd or irrational element in them; and to solve them would be to bring reason into collision with itself.
            Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher
            4
            We will take them a journey which shall much astonish the venerable Surd.
            Stories by American Authors, Volume 5
            5
            I was stupefied by surds; and I entered the university.
            In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
            Translations for voiceless consonant
            Portuguese
            fonação surda