plural of shearing shed

(plural only) A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for gardening

Synonym of pruning shears

plural of shear wave

(physics) A wave that changes the medium through which it travels to change its shape but not its volume or density.

(mechanics) The point where a shear force can act without producing any twist in the section. In general not the centroid, but a point through which a force transverse to the axis of a beam section can act and not cause any twisting of the beam section.

(architecture) An element of a wall that resists lateral shear on a building

plural of shearwall

plural of shearling

A sheep that has been shorn for the first time / (chiefly US) A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth