What is the meaning of shears?

noun

  • Physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves. (
    • usage: "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
  • A large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it.
  • Large scissors with strong blades.

verb

  • Cut with shears.
    • usage: "shear hedges"
  • Shear the wool from.
    • usage: "shear sheep"
  • Cut or cut through with shears.
    • usage: "shear the wool off the lamb"
  • Become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain.
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