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: For similarly pronounced words, see sheer , Shere , or sher .
wiktionarypar|shear Shear as a noun may refer to:
Bias (textile) , in clothing design, fabric may be cut on the shear
Cosmic shear , an effect of distortion of image of distant galaxies due to deflection of light by matter, as predicted by general relativity (see also gravitational lens )
Shear (geology) , a form of fault in rocks
Simple shear , a special case of deformation of a fluid
Shear (fluid) , in fluid dynamics, refers to the shear stresses and responses thereto in fluids
Shear mapping , a particular type of mapping in linear algebra, also called transvection
Shear rate , a gradient of velocity in a flowing material
Shear stress in physics, refers to a stress state that will cause shearing (see verb) when it exceeds a material's shear strength
Shear matrix in geometry, a linear transformation shearing a space
Shear strength , shear strength
Shear strength (soil) , the shear strength of soil under loading
Shear line (locksmithing) , where the inner cylinder ends and the outer cylinder begins in a cylinder lock
Shear line (meteorology) , an area of wind shear
Wind shear , a difference in wind speed or direction between two wind currents in the atmosphere
Shear wall , a wall composed of braced panels to counter the effects of lateral load acting on a structure
Shear forming , different from conventional metal spinning in that a reduction of the wall thickness is induced
Shear (sheet metal) , various tools to shear sheet metal
Cornelius Lott Shear , an American mycologist and plant pathologist identified by the author abbreviation Shear when citing a botanical name
Shear as a verb or shearing may refer to:
Shearing (physics) , the deformation of a material substance in which parallel internal surfaces slide past one another
Shearing (manufacturing) , a metalworking process which cuts stock without the formation of chips or the use of burning or melting
Shearing interferometer , in optics, a simple and very common means to check the collimation of beams by observing interference
Shearing animals, the collection of wool from various species. Sheep shearing is most common. See the article on " Wool " for other species
Shearing in computer graphics, more commonly called page tearing
SHEAR as an acronym may refer to:
Society for Historians of the Early American Republic , dealing with United States History 1775-1861
