shear
Slide past laterally
Shear is a cutting or clipping force that slides layers against each other.
Shears are large scissors for cutting fabric, hair, or hedge branches.
To shear sheep is to cut their wool off.
Wind shear is a sudden change in wind speed or direction between adjacent air layers.
In engineering, shear stress threatens to slice materials apart rather than crush or stretch them: The bolt failed under shear.
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- snipSmall quick cut
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- barberProfessional who trims locks
- stylistHair or fashion expert
salon · clipper · razor · thinning · layers · bangs · cutting · grooming
Cutting vegetation for health
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- secateursGarden cutting tool
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
- loppersLong-handled branch cutters
clipping · trimming · shaping · shrubs · bushes · roses · hedgerow · blade
Pressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- forceStrength or compulsion
- loadCarried weight or burden
- tensionStretched or strained state
deformation · modulus · yield · failure · fracture · torsion · elasticity · ductility
Slow-moving ice mass
- strainExcessive stretching force
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
- iceWater's solid form
deformation · fold · fault · zone · crevasse · striation · abrasion · drift
Dividing via sharp edge
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- snipsSmall cuts or cuttings
- tinsnipsTool for cutting sheet metal
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
punch · die · plate · brake · fabrication · metalworking · stamping · blanking
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
stylist · salon · clipper · razor · thinning · layers · bangs · cutting · grooming · coiffure
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
loppers · clipping · trimming · shaping · shrubs · bushes · roses · hedgerow · blade · edging
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
tension · deformation · modulus · yield · failure · fracture · torsion · elasticity · ductility · rigidity
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
ice · deformation · fold · fault · zone · crevasse · striation · abrasion · drift · fjord
wool
Sheared animal fiber
ram · lamb · merino · flock · lanolin · staple · crimp · carding · yarn · spinning
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
guillotine · punch · die · plate · brake · fabrication · metalworking · stamping · blanking · notching
- material mechanicsstress-strain, tensile strength, elasticity, strain, ductility
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- cutsslice, chop, dice, gash, nick
- cuttingslicing, slice, chopping, dice, dicing
- damagebreakage, break, crack, fracture, dent
- forcesgravity, force, electromagnetism, thrust, drag
- kitchen shearsHeavy-duty culinary cutters
- pruning shearsTool for cutting branches
- garden shearsTool for trimming plants
- hedge shearsManual shrub-trimming tool
- pairs of shearsDual-bladed cutting tool
- sheep shearingRemoving a lamb's coat