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shear modulus

–noun Physics.
a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
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shear modulus  
See under modulus of elasticity.
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