shear strength

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noun

the degree to which a material or bond is able to resist shear

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Words nearby shear strength

shearling, shear modulus, shear pin, shears, shear strain, shear strength, shear stress, shear stud, shear transformation, shearwater, shear wave

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How to use shear strength in a sentence

Morris searched for whatever strength was left in his malnourished body.
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The most dangerous attacks are those that undermine your perceived strength.
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That had to give them an enormous reservoir of moral strength and solace.
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They are stories of persecution and triumph, adversity and strength.
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With twice as many British soldiers, Washington was in for a fiercely competitive battle of wit and strength.
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The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The manifest annoyance of her household was thus easily accounted for, but he marveled at the strength of her bodyguard.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
To be wiser than other men is to be honester than they; and strength of mind is only courage to see and speak the truth.
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For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
But the strength of his arm, and the bravery of his heart could not have defended him long against their determined attack.
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