shearing noun.
['ʃɪǝrɪŋ] ME.[from SHEAR verb + -ING1.]1. The action of
SHEAR verb; an instance of this.
ME.2. A thing cut off with shears or some other sharp implement. Usu. in
pl. M16.3. A sheep after the first shearing, a shearling.
dial. M17.4. Mining. The action of making vertical side-cuts in a seam of coal.
L19.
Comb.:
shearing strain (
Mechanics etc.) a strain of the nature of a shear;
shearing strength (
Mechanics etc.) power of resistance to shearing;
shearing stress (
Mechanics etc.) a stress tending to produce or to resist a shear.
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