"pre-stressed" meaning in English

See pre-stressed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pre-stressed [comparative], most pre-stressed [superlative]
Etymology: From pre- + stressed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|stressed}} pre- + stressed Head templates: {{en-adj}} pre-stressed (comparative more pre-stressed, superlative most pre-stressed)
  1. (engineering, architecture) Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in the opposite direction to the stress expected in use. Categories (topical): Architecture, Engineering
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