shear | अमरकोश - भारत का शब्दकोश

Meaning of word shear from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves.

Example : The shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram.

Meaning : A large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it.

Meaning : Cut with shears.

Example : Shear hedges.

Meaning : Shear the wool from.

Example : Shear sheep.

Synonyms : fleece

Meaning : Cut or cut through with shears.

Example : Shear the wool off the lamb.

Meaning : Become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain.