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I. shear <sheared, sheared [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] VB trans

1. shear (remove fleece):

to shear a sheep
ein Schaf scheren

2. shear hum inf (cut hair short):

to shear sb
jds Haare kurz scheren
he's been shorn
er ist die Treppe hinuntergefallen hum

II. shear <sheared, sheared [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] VB intr TECH

shear
abbrechen

shear [ʃɪə] VB

shear
scheren (durch Scherkräfte zerkleinern)

I. shear off VB trans

1. shear off (cut off):

to shear off wool
Wolle abscheren

2. shear off usu passive (tear off):

the wing of the plane had been sheared off
die Tragfläche des Flugzeugs wurde abgerissen

II. shear off VB intr

shear off
abbrechen

ˈshear sta·bili·ty N PHYS

shear stability
Scherstabilität f

ˈshear stress N PHYS

shear stress
Scherspannung f

ˈshear vis·cosi·ty N PHYS

shear viscosity
Scherviskosität f

shear wave [ˈʃɪəˌweɪv] N

shear wave
Scherwelle
OpenDict entry

shear N

shear (statics)
Abscherung f
shear MECH
Scherung f
Present
Ishear
youshear
he/she/itshears
weshear
youshear
theyshear
Past
Isheared
yousheared
he/she/itsheared
wesheared
yousheared
theysheared
Present Perfect
Ihavesheared / shorn
youhavesheared / shorn
he/she/ithassheared / shorn
wehavesheared / shorn
youhavesheared / shorn
theyhavesheared / shorn
Past Perfect
Ihadsheared / shorn
youhadsheared / shorn
he/she/ithadsheared / shorn
wehadsheared / shorn
youhadsheared / shorn
theyhadsheared / shorn
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