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shear modulus

[′shir ‚mäj·ə·ləs]
(mechanics)
modulus of elasticity in shear
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modulus of rigidity, modulus of shear

In an elastic material which has been subjected to stress, the ratio of the shearing stress to the shearing strain.
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Shear Modulus

 

(or rigidity modulus), a quantity characterizing shearing deformation. It is equal to the ratio of the shearing stress τ and the shearing angle γ (shearing strain). (See alsoMODULI OF ELASTICITY.)

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