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posttension

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[pohst-ten-shuhn] / poʊstˈtɛn ʃən /

verb (used with object)

  1. (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) after the concrete has set.

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


Etymology

Origin of posttension

First recorded in 1970–75; post- + tension

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