Shear
Shear denotes:
- Shear (geometry) , a specific type of geometric mapping
- Shear (mechanics) , the deformation of a body by shear in the geometric sense
- in geology, the friction between two clods within a shear zone or fault
- Shear (magnet) , self-demagnetization - the decrease in magnetization of a permanent magnet by removing it from the closed magnetic circuit
- Cosmic shear , an effect in astronomy
- Wind shear , the difference in wind speed or direction between two points in the atmosphere
- the shearing of a tonsure
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