English Explanatory Dictionary

post-tension

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To apply tension (to reinforcing tendons) after casting concrete.

Word forms

post-tension post-tensions post-tensioning post-tensioned

Etymology

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.

Related words

prestress prestressed concrete
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