SURD

• (noun) a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords

  synonyms : voiceless consonant

• (adj.) produced without vibration of the vocal cords

  "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"

  synonyms : hard , unvoiced , voiceless

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