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Shear

noun/ʃˈɪɹ/
Definition
(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
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʃˈɪɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/ʃˈiə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʃˈiə/
1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈɪɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
fleece
Parts of Speech
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”
nouna large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
verbcut with shears
“shear hedges”
verbshear the wool from
“shear sheep”
verbcut or cut through with shears
“shear the wool off the lamb”
verbbecome deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
Word Forms
shearverbcut or cut through with shears
shearsnounlarge scissors with strong blades
shearernouna workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
shearingnounremoving by cutting off or clipping
fleecenounouter coat of especially sheep and yaks
shearnouna large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
scheren
(Physik) eine Verformung eines Objekts, bei der parallele Ebenen parallel bleiben, aber in eine zu sich selbst parallele Richtung verschoben werden
🇫🇷French
tondre
(physique) déformation d'un objet dans laquelle les plans parallèles restent parallèles mais sont décalés dans une direction parallèle à eux-mêmes
🇪🇸Spanish
cortar
(física) una deformación de un objeto en la que los planos paralelos permanecen paralelos pero se desplazan en una dirección paralela a ellos mismos
🇮🇹Italian
taglio
(fisica) una deformazione di un oggetto in cui i piani paralleli rimangono paralleli ma vengono spostati in una direzione parallela a se stessi
🇳🇱Dutch
afschuiven
(natuurkunde) een vervorming van een object waarbij evenwijdige vlakken evenwijdig blijven maar in een richting evenwijdig aan zichzelf worden verschoven
🇵🇹Portuguese
cisalhar
(física) uma deformação de um objeto em que os planos paralelos permanecem paralelos, mas são deslocados em uma direção paralela a eles mesmos
🇷🇺Russian
срезать
(физика) деформация объекта, при которой параллельные плоскости остаются параллельными, но смещаются в направлении, параллельном самим себе.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कतरनी
(भौतिकी) किसी वस्तु का विरूपण जिसमें समानांतर विमान समानांतर रहते हैं लेकिन स्वयं के समानांतर दिशा में स्थानांतरित हो जाते हैं
🇧🇩Bengali
শিয়ার
(পদার্থবিদ্যা) এমন একটি বস্তুর বিকৃতি যেখানে সমান্তরাল সমতলগুলি সমান্তরাল থাকে তবে নিজেদের সাথে সমান্তরাল দিকে স্থানান্তরিত হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
வெட்டு
(இயற்பியல்) ஒரு பொருளின் சிதைவு, இதில் இணையான விமானங்கள் இணையாக இருக்கும் ஆனால் தங்களுக்கு இணையான திசையில் மாற்றப்படுகின்றன
🇮🇳Telugu
కోత
(భౌతిక శాస్త్రం) ఒక వస్తువు యొక్క వైకల్యం, దీనిలో సమాంతర విమానాలు సమాంతరంగా ఉంటాయి కానీ వాటికి సమాంతర దిశలో మార్చబడతాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
कातरणे
(भौतिकशास्त्र) एखाद्या वस्तूचे विकृतीकरण ज्यामध्ये समांतर विमाने समांतर राहतात परंतु स्वतःच्या समांतर दिशेने हलविली जातात
🇮🇳Gujarati
કાતર
(ભૌતિકશાસ્ત્ર) એક પદાર્થનું વિરૂપતા જેમાં સમાંતર વિમાનો સમાંતર રહે છે પરંતુ પોતાની સાથે સમાંતર દિશામાં ખસેડવામાં આવે છે.
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕತ್ತರಿ
(ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಒಂದು ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ವಿರೂಪತೆ, ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರ ಸಮತಲಗಳು ಸಮಾನಾಂತರವಾಗಿರುತ್ತವೆ ಆದರೆ ಅವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ಗಾಯಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತವೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കത്രിക
(ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്രം) ഒരു വസ്തുവിൻ്റെ രൂപഭേദം, അതിൽ സമാന്തര തലങ്ങൾ സമാന്തരമായി നിലനിൽക്കുകയും അവയ്ക്ക് സമാന്തരമായി ഒരു ദിശയിലേക്ക് മാറുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੱਟਣਾ
(ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਇੱਕ ਵਸਤੂ ਦਾ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਪਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਬਦੀਲ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
کترنا
(طبیعیات) کسی شے کی اخترتی جس میں متوازی طیارے متوازی رہتے ہیں لیکن اپنے آپ کے متوازی سمت میں منتقل ہوجاتے ہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
剪力
（物理学）物体的变形，其中平行平面保持平行，但沿与其自身平行的方向移动
🇯🇵Japanese
剪断
(物理学) 平行な面が平行のままであるが、それら自体に平行な方向に移動する物体の変形。
🇰🇷Korean
전단
(물리학) 평행한 평면이 평행을 유지하지만 자신과 평행한 방향으로 이동하는 물체의 변형
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cắt
(vật lý) sự biến dạng của một vật thể trong đó các mặt phẳng song song vẫn song song nhưng bị dịch chuyển theo hướng song song với chính chúng
🇹🇭Thai
แรงเฉือน
(ฟิสิกส์) การเสียรูปของวัตถุโดยที่ระนาบขนานยังคงขนานกันแต่ถูกเลื่อนไปในทิศทางที่ขนานกับตัวเอง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mencukur
(Fisika) deformasi suatu benda di mana bidang sejajar tetap sejajar tetapi digeser ke arah sejajar dengan bidang itu sendiri
🇵🇭Filipino
gupitin
(physics) isang pagpapapangit ng isang bagay kung saan ang mga parallel na eroplano ay nananatiling parallel ngunit inililipat sa direksyon na parallel sa kanilang mga sarili
🇲🇾Malay
ricih
(fizik) ubah bentuk objek di mana satah selari kekal selari tetapi dianjak ke arah yang selari dengan diri mereka sendiri
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قص
(فيزياء) تشوه جسم تظل فيه المستويات المتوازية متوازية ولكنها تنزاح في اتجاه موازٍ لنفسها
🇮🇷Persian
برشی
(فیزیک) تغییر شکل جسمی که در آن صفحات موازی موازی می مانند اما در جهتی موازی با خودشان جابه جا می شوند.
🇹🇷Turkish
kırpmak
(fizik) paralel düzlemlerin paralel kaldığı ancak kendilerine paralel yönde kaydırıldığı bir nesnenin deformasyonu
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִגזוֹז
(פיסיקה) דפורמציה של עצם שבו מישורים מקבילים נשארים מקבילים אך מוזזים בכיוון מקביל לעצמם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'shear'?
The primary meaning of 'shear' is '(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shear' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'shear' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'shear' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'shear' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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