shear
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These observations indicate that shear strain has almost no influence on when Sr2RuO4 becomes superconducting.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
That’s commonly near the center of the office floor, far from windows and close to permanent shear walls that limit sound intrusion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
“You can shear a sheep for life, but you can only slaughter it once” goes an old saying that sportsbooks seem to have heeded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
By pairing in-situ sound velocity measurements with advanced molecular dynamics simulations, the team detected a dramatic loss of shear wave speed and a sharp increase in Poisson's ratio.
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
He knew how to shear them, and how to slaughter them.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
Vocabulary lists containing shear
Earth Science - Middle School
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Civil Engineering
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Earth Science - High School
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