pre-stressed

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See also: prestressed

English

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Etymology

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pre- +‎ stressed

Adjective

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pre-stressed (comparative more pre-stressed, superlative most pre-stressed)

  1. (engineering, architecture) Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in the opposite direction to the stress expected in use.
    pre-stressed concrete

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