noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Application of tension to a structure after it has gained a specified strength or age, especially to steel tendons in concrete to reinforce the structure. uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of post-tension form-of, gerund, participle, present

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