shear (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 19
def (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
examples the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram
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Hypernym deformation
Domain of synset - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy
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Member of this domain - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy
Hyponym deformation

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