Definisjon av shear på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
shear - a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
		edge tool any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
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"
		deformation alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
Verb
shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges"
		lop, prune, snip, cut back, clip, crop, trim, dress cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
shear - cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb"
		cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
shear - become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
		natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
shear - shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
		fleece
		shave, trim remove body hair with a razor

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Substantiv
shear - A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
shear - The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
shear - A force that produces a shearing strain.
shear - The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
Verb
shear - To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
shear - To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
shear - To deform because of shearing forces.