Meanings
nounshear stress (countable and uncountable, plural shear stresses)
plural shear stresses
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 剪應力 /剪应力
- 剪應力 /剪应力 (jiǎnyìnglì)component of stress
Finnish leikkausjännitys
- leikkausjännityscomponent of stress
French contrainte de cisaillement
- contrainte de cisaillementcomponent of stress
German Scherspannung
- Scherspannungcomponent of stress
Polish naprężenie ścinające
- naprężenie ścinającecomponent of stress
Spanish tensión cortante, tensión de corte
- tensión cortantecomponent of stress
- tensión de cortecomponent of stress
Swedish skjuvspänning
- skjuvspänningcomponent of stress
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“shear stress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shear%20stress. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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