shear

Over the past twenty years, this shelf has developed increasing fractures around a major shear zone located upstream of that pinning point.

These participants also experienced increases in diastolic blood pressure, reductions in shear rate and blood flow, and lower leg muscle oxygenation.

To visualize shear, imagine stirring a thick jar of honey.

He and his wife, Linda, had holed up on their Scotland farm, where he learned to pour cement and shear sheep while she worked on her musicianship and cooking.

“Girls, grab your gardening shears. We have a great deal of work to do to put things right.”