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Categories: Linear algebra, Functions and mappings, Continuum mechanics

shear shearing Center of twist shear center Shear centre

(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves WordNet 3.0

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(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In continuum mechanics, shearing refers to the occurrence of a shear strain, which is a deformation of a material substance in which parallel internal surfaces slide past one another. Wikipedia

The deformation of a material substance in which parallel internal surfaces slide past one another Wikipedia Disambiguation

The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing. Wiktionary

Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions. Wiktionary

The shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram WordNet 3.0

The shear changed the rectangle into a parallelogram Open English WordNet

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