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pre-stressed

adj

Etymology

From pre- + stressed.

Definitions

  1. Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in…

    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

  2. Standing before a stressed syllable.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA