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prerelax

verb

Etymology

From pre- + relax.

  1. derived from relaxāre — “relax, loosen, open”
  2. derived from relaxer
  3. inherited from relaxen
  4. prefixed as prerelax — “pre + relax”

Definitions

  1. To relax beforehand.

    • The tissue is first prerelaxed with nitroprusside and response allowed to stabilize.
    • heat setting: a process to prerelax a spring in order to improve stress-relaxation resistance in service.

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