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shear zone

shear zone noun: a thin zone within the Earth's crust or upper mantle that has been strongly deformed, due to the walls of rock on either side of the zone slipping past each other.

Noun

shear zone (plural shear zones)

  1. A thin zone within the Earth's crust or upper mantle that has been strongly deformed, due to the walls of rock on either side of the zone slipping past each other.

shear zone meaning in Tamil

shear zone in Tamil

சறுக்குப்பெயர்வு மண்டலம்

Forms of shear zone

pluralshear zones

Questions about shear zone

What does shear zone mean?
Shear zone means a thin zone within the Earth's crust or upper mantle that has been strongly deformed, due to the walls of rock on either side of the zone slipping past each other.
What is shear zone in Tamil?
Shear zone in Tamil is சறுக்குப்பெயர்வு மண்டலம். See Shear zone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is shear zone?
Shear zone is a noun.
What is the plural of shear zone?
The plural of shear zone is shear zones.

Words near shear zone in the dictionary

  1. shear viscosity
  2. shear wall
  3. shear walls
  4. shear wave
  5. shear waves
  6. shear zone
  7. shear-cake
  8. shear-cakes
  9. shear-pole
  10. shear-poles
  11. shear-thickening

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