Prestressed

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    having been stressed before use
  2. 2
    Standing before a stressed syllable.

Etymology

From pre- + stressed.

Related phrases

prestressed concrete

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