This is both a noun (a thing) and a verb (a doing word), so there can be âthe affectâ or we can say that âsomething is affectedâ. Both noun and verb are used, but the verb of this word is the more common, so I will deal with this first. As a verb, it means (1) to influence; move; touch; impress.
Shear is a directional word referring to forces or stresses. A shear force goes parallel to the surface of an object or material. Shear stress can happen between two objects or within the same object. A shear stress between two objects occurs when a force pulls the object along the same plane as the face of the object abutting another object that is being pulled in the opposite direction.
Tear involves pulling something apart or into pieces: She tore the letter in shreds (Edith Wharton). Rip implies rough or forcible tearing: Carpenters ripped up the old floorboards. Rend usually refers to violent tearing or wrenching apart and often appears in figurative contexts: The air was rent by thunder.ear. vb, tears, tearing, tore or torn. 1. to cause (material, paper, etc) to come apart or (of material, etc) to come apart; rip. 2. (tr) to make (a hole or split) in (something): to tear a hole in a dress.