PRESTRESS

Etymology

Verb

prestress (third-person singular simple present prestresses, present participle prestressing, simple past and past participle prestressed)

(construction) To apply stress to structural components in order to produce a tension that counteracts the loads to which the component is subjected in its designed use.

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