English Explanatory Dictionary

pre-stressed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in the opposite direction to the stress expected in use.
  2. Standing before a stressed syllable.

Word forms

pre-stressed more pre-stressed most pre-stressed

Etymology

From pre- + stressed.

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