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  • Definition
    • shear :(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

    • shear :cut with shears
      • shear hedges

    • shear :shear the wool from
      • shear sheep

    • shear :cut or cut through with shears
      • shear the wool off the lamb

    • shear :a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it

      • shear :become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain

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