» For similarly pronounced words, see sheer, Shere, or sher. Shear as a noun may refer to: Bias (textile), in clothing design, fabric may be cut on the shearCosmic shear, an effect of distortion of image of distant galaxies due to deflection of light by matter, as predicted by general relativity (see also gravitational lens)Shear (geology), a form of fault in rocksSimple shear, a special case of deformation of a fluid Shear (fluid), in fluid dynamics, refers to the shear stresses and responses… (More on Shear)