Definition of Shear stress

1. Noun. (physics) the component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes. ¹

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Medical Definition of Shear stress

1. The force acting in shear flow expressed per unit area; units in the CGS system: dynes/cm2. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shear Stress

sheafy
sheal
shealed
shealing
shealings
sheals
shear
shear-cake
shear-cakes
shear centre
shear fields
shear flow
shear legs
shear rate
shear strength
shear stress (current term)
shear stresses
shear wall
shear wave
shear waves
shearability
shearable
shearbill
sheard
sheards
sheared
sheared flow
shearer
shearers
shearfree

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