pre-tension noun & verb. [pri:'tɛnʃ(ǝ)n] M20.
[from PRE- 1 + TENSION noun, verb.]
A. noun. Tension in an object applied previously or at an early stage of a process, esp. that applied to the steel reinforcements in prestressed concrete. M20.
b. verb trans. Apply tension to (something) before some other treatment. Freq. as pre-tensioned ppl adjective. M20.

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