How to pronounce "shear"

• "shear" pronounced in English.

• "shear" pronounced in Finnish.

Meanings and definitions 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"

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• shear

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• shear

Verb

cut with shears; "shear hedges"

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• shear

Verb

shear the wool from; "shear sheep"

Synonyms:

• fleece
• shear

Verb

cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb"

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• shear

Verb

become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain

Synonyms:

• shear