Speakur

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shear centre

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
shear -cen-tre
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From shear + centre.

Inflected Forms

shear centres (plural) shear center (alternative)

Questions

What does shear centre mean?
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.
Where does shear centre come from?
From shear + centre.

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