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Moderateshear
The correct spelling is shear.
How to pronounce shear
/ʃɪə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ʃɪə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Shee-r
The correct spelling is shear. A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- 2.The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- 3.Forces that push in opposite directions.
- 4.A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- 5.The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
verb
- 1.To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- 2.To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- 3.To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- 4.To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- 5.To make a vertical cut in the coal.
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