shear stress
or shear·ing stress
[ sheer stres or sheer-ing stres ]
/ ˈʃɪər ˌstrɛs or ˈʃɪər ɪŋ ˌstrɛs /
noun Physics.
the external force acting on an object or surface parallel to the slope or plane in which it lies; the stress tending to produce shear.
Words nearby shear stress
shear legs,
shear modulus,
shear pin,
shear strain,
shear strength,
shear stress,
shear stud,
shear transformation,
shear wave,
shear zone,
sheared
British Dictionary definitions for shear stress
shear stress
noun
the form of stress in a body, part, etc, that tends to produce cutting rather than stretching or bending
Scientific definitions for shear stress
shear stress
A form of stress that subjects an object to which force is applied to skew, tending to cause shear strain. For example, shear stress on a block of wood would arise by fixing one end and applying force to this other; this would tend to change the block's shape from a rectangle to a parallelogram. See also strain.