prestressed

CEFRB2

/ˈpriˈstrɛst/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Given internal stress before being used to make it stronger.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Standing before a stressed syllable.

Examples

  • Prestressed beams can carry much more weight than normal ones.

  • The bridge was built using high-strength prestressed concrete.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. having been stressed before use

More examples

In context

  • The engineers used prestressed concrete to build the bridge deck.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The bridge's blank concrete beams were tightly reinforced with steel cables before any weight was applied.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From pre- + stressed.