A very strong kind of shears, having removable cutters, and a strong spring at the back.

plural of pair of shears

shears

plural of wind shear

A kind of scissors with a bent blade, used by paramedics etc. to cut clothing quickly and safely from injured people.

(UK) A type of shears used in hairstyling. One edge is serrated, like a hair comb.

Synonym of throatless shear

(meteorology, weather, aviation) A change of wind speed, direction, and magnitude over a short spatial distance.

(physics) the component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes.

plural of shear wave