Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shear stress

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: shear stress
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

shear stresses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mul:τ tensile stress mul:σ

Questions

What does shear stress mean?: The component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes.

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