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prestress

[ pree-stres ]

verb (used with object)

  1. (in certain concrete construction) to apply stress to (reinforcing strands) before subjecting to a load.
  2. to make (a concrete member) with prestressed reinforcing strands.


prestress

/ ˌpriːˈstrɛs /

verb

  1. tr to apply tensile stress to (the steel cables, wires, etc, of a precast concrete part) before the load is applied
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of prestress1

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + stress

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