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microshear

noun

Etymology

micro- + shear

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻ — “to cut”
  2. inherited from *skeraną✻
  3. inherited from *skeran✻
  4. inherited from sċieran
  5. inherited from sheren
  6. prefixed as microshear — “micro + shear”

Definitions

  1. Extremely small-scale shear (response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive…

    Extremely small-scale shear (response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress).

The neighborhood

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