post-tension
verbEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend-der. Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English post-tension From post- + tension.
- derived from tension English post-tension From post- + tension
- derived from tensionbor
Definitions
To apply tension (to reinforcing tendons) after casting concrete.
- This minimum amount and location of post-tensioning force should be noted on the structural drawings.
The neighborhood
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