posttension
[ pohst-ten-shuhn ]
verb (used with object)
(in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) after the concrete has set.: Compare pretension2 (def. 1).
to make (a concrete member) with posttensioned reinforcement.
Origin of posttension
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