English Explanatory Dictionary

prestress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To apply stress to structural components in order to produce a tension that counteracts the loads to which the component is subjected in its designed use.
adj
  1. Before a stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word).

Word forms

prestress prestresses prestressing prestressed

Etymology

From pre- + stress.

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