posttension

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English

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Etymology

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From post- +‎ tension.

Verb

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posttension (third-person singular simple present posttensions, present participle posttensioning, simple past and past participle posttensioned)

  1. (construction) To pour concrete first and then stretch the reinforcing strands within it by means of jacks and anchorages.
    Coordinate term: pretension