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せん断応力 (sendanouryoku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

せん断だん応おう力りょく

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Meanings

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shear stress

Technical term in physics and engineering; refers to the stress component parallel to a material cross-section.

せん断だん応おう力りょくが材ざい料りょうの降こう伏ふく点てんを

超こ

える

と

、

変へん

形けい

が

起お

こる

。

When the shear stress exceeds the material's yield point, deformation occurs.

Kanji

断severance, decline, refuse
応apply, answer, yes
力power, strength, strong
剪clip, snip, cut

Related words

応おう力りょく
General term for stress; せん断応力 specifies the shear component.
せん断だん力りょく
Shear force (the force causing shear stress); せん断応力 is the stress (force per unit area).

Built from

せん断だん+応おう力りょく

Written forms

せん断だん応おう力りょく
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; せん is commonly written in kana for this term.
剪せん断だん応おう力りょく
Full kanji spelling using 剪; less common but seen in technical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of せん断 (shear, from 剪断) and 応力 (stress). The first element is often written in kana as せん.