prestress noun. ['pri:strɛs] M20.
[from PRE- 1 + STRESS noun.]
Building. Tension applied prior to some other treatment, usu. in order to counteract applied compressive loads.

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prestress verb trans. [pri:'strɛs] M20.
[from PRE- 1 + STRESS verb¹.]
Building. Apply stress to prior to some other treatment; spec. reinforce (concrete) by steel rods or wires which have been tensioned while the concrete is setting. Freq. as prestressed ppl adjective.

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