(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'
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
shear (n.)
cut with shears; shear hedges'
shear the wool from; shear sheep
[ Syn: fleece ]
cut or cut through with shears; shear the wool off the lamb'
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain