Shear
Meanings and phrases
shear
- (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
- a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
shear
- cut with shears
- shear the wool from; fleece
- cut or cut through with shears
- become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
n.
- the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force
E.g.
- Strong wind shear caused the storm to weaken again.
- The storm continued to weakening due to strong wind shear.
- Harvey remained disorganized due to persistent wind shear.
E.g.
- The vertical wind shear near Kai-tak had weakened dramatically.
- The disturbance was also located under low vertical wind shear.
- Intensification was almost difficult due to moderate vertical wind shear.
E.g.
- Neither gas nor liquid provide significant resistance to shear stress.
- Stability is determined by the balance of shear stress and shear strength.
- The hardness, yield stress and shear stress increase with the carbon content in TaC.
E.g.
- The storm continued to weakening due to strong wind shear.
- Madi started losing all its convection to the strong wind shear.
- Late that, JMA downgraded Kujira to a Severe Tropical Storm as strong wind shear weakens the system.
E.g.
- A solid is a deformable body that possesses shear strength, "sc."
- Stability is determined by the balance of shear stress and shear strength.
- Usually, the properties modified are shear strength, stiffness, and permeability.