posttension

[ pohst-ten-shuhn ]

verb (used with object)
  1. (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) after the concrete has set.: Compare pretension2 (def. 1).

  2. to make (a concrete member) with posttensioned reinforcement.

Origin of posttension

1
First recorded in 1970–75; post- + tension

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