shear

英 [???] 美[??r]
  • vt. 剪;修剪;剝奪
  • vi. 剪;剪切;修剪
  • n. [力] 切變;修剪;大剪刀
  • n. (Shear)人名;(英)希爾

英英釋意


1. (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"
2. (usually plural) large scissors with strong blades
3. a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it