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  • 61shear wave — ▪ physics       transverse wave that occurs in an elastic (elasticity) medium when it is subjected to periodic shear. Shear is the change of shape, without change of volume, of a layer of the substance, produced by a pair of equal forces acting… …

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  • 62Shear Genius (season 1) — The first season of Shear Genius aired on Bravo from April to May 2007. Contestants*Anthony, 40, from Manhattan Beach, California (originally from Hertfordshire, England) *Ben, 32, from Chicago, Illinois *Daisy, 31, from Hialeah, Florida *Danna,… …

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  • 63shear — shearer, n. shearless, adj. /shear/, v., sheared, sheared or shorn, shearing, n. v.t. 1. to cut (something). 2. to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument: to shear wool from sheep …

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  • 64shear — plane·shear; shear·bill; shear; shear·er; shear·hog; shear·less; shear·ling; shear·man; shear·mouse; …

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  • 65Shear Genius (season 2) — The second season of Shear Genius premiered June 25, 2008 on Bravo. This season features 12 stylists competing in various challenges to be declared the winner of Shear Genius. Jaclyn Smith and Rene Fris returned as the host and mentor… …

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  • 66shear — [[t]ʃɪər[/t]] v. sheared, sheared shorn, shear•ing, 1) to cut (something) 2) ahb. to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping: to shear wool from sheep[/ex] 3) ahb. to cut or clip the hair, fleece, wool, etc., from: to shear sheep[/ex] 4) to… …

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  • 67shear — I. verb (sheared; sheared or shorn; shearing) Etymology: Middle English sheren, from Old English scieran; akin to Old Norse skera to cut, Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed, Greek keirein to cut, shear, Sanskrit kṛnāti he injures Date: before 12th …

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  • 68Shear thinning — A pseudoplastic material is one in which viscosity decreases with increasing rate of shear (also termed shear thinning ). This property is found in certain complex solutions, such as ketchup, whipped cream, blood, paint, and nail polish. It is… …

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  • 69Shear band — A shear band is a lens like region in which a large plastic shear has taken place, embedded in unsheared matrix. [Extracted from Gibson L, Ashby M. (1997). Cellular solids Structure and properties second edition. Cambridge Solid State Science… …

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  • 70Shear/press-brake — The shear/press brake is a machine offering the advantages of both, a shear and a press brake all in one to cut and bend sheet metal. This type of combined equipment allows shearing and bending operations in half the space a separate shear and… …

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