せん断だん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

shear; shearing

Technical term used in physics, engineering, and materials science for the deformation or cutting force that causes layers to slide past each other.

• 金きん属ぞくにせん断だん力りょくを加くわえると、変へん形けいが起おこる。

  When a shear force is applied to metal, deformation occurs.