elasticity of shear
- noun
- /ɪˌlæstɪˈsɪti əv ʃɪr/
- Specialized
:
elasticidad de corte
- Rubber exhibits a high elasticity of shear, making it useful in shock absorbers.
Examples
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Engineers measure the elasticity of shear to determine how well a material can withstand lateral forces.
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Metals like steel have a greater elasticity of shear compared to brittle materials such as glass.
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The elasticity of shear in rubber is quite impressive.
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Understanding the elasticities of shear is crucial in material science.
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Engineers measure the elasticity of shear to determine how well a material can withstand lateral forces.
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Metals like steel have a greater elasticity of shear compared to brittle materials such as glass.
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Rubber exhibits a high elasticity of shear, making it useful in shock absorbers.
Synonyms
6
4.5
Ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or squashed
1
5.6
A material that goes back to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or squeezed
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3.8
The ability of something to go back to its shape after being pushed or pulled
How easily a structure returns to its original shape after it is bent or stretched
Antonyms
How Elastic
- Specialized
52
4.8
37
3.0
- Specialized
3
6.0
1
5.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
elasticity + of + shear
The phrase is directly compositional: 'elasticity' (capacity to recover shape) combined with 'shear' (shearing deformation) yields the property of elasticity with respect to shear forces. Although technical, the standard 'X of Y' noun composition makes the meaning predictable for a learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The noun elasticity of shear comes from the picture of material layers sliding past each other like two cards when one is pushed sideways. Here shear is that sideways push and elasticity is the ability to spring back, so it means 'ability to return to its original shape after a sideways push'.