"prestress" meaning in English

See prestress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + stress. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|pre-|stress}} pre- + stress Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prestress (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) Before a stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-prestress-en-adj-pSbO~yZN Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Verb

Forms: prestresses [present, singular, third-person], prestressing [participle, present], prestressed [participle, past], prestressed [past]
Etymology: From pre- + stress. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|pre-|stress}} pre- + stress Head templates: {{en-verb}} prestress (third-person singular simple present prestresses, present participle prestressing, simple past and past participle prestressed)
  1. (construction) To apply stress to structural components in order to produce a tension that counteracts the loads to which the component is subjected in its designed use. Categories (topical): Construction Translations (to apply stress): esijännittää (Finnish), förspänna (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-prestress-en-verb-AFkd4-Bv Topics: business, construction, manufacturing

Inflected forms

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