engraving vs shearing

engraving

noun
  • The practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. 

  • A print produced from an engraving. 

  • The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper. 

  • The art of drawing music notation at high quality, particularly on a computer. 

shearing

noun
  • The act or operation of dividing with shears. 

  • Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions. 

  • The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. 

  • The act or operation of reaping. 

  • The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. 

  • The material cut off in this way. 

  • The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. 

adj
  • Tending to cut or tear. 

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