Meaning of shear
Definition of shear
(noun)
(physics) a
deformation
of an
object
in which
parallel
planes
remain
parallel
but are shifted in a
direction
parallel
to themselves; "the
shear
changed
the
quadrilateral
into a parallelogram"
a
large
edge
tool
that cuts
sheet
metal
by
passing
a
blade
through
it
(verb)
cut with shears; "shear hedges"
shear
the
wool
from; "shear sheep"
cut or cut
through
with shears; "shear the
wool
off the lamb"
become
deformed
by forces
tending
to
produce
a
shearing
strain
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