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posttension

posttension verb: to pour concrete first and then stretch the reinforcing strands within it by means of jacks and anchorages.

Verb

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

  1. To pour concrete first and then stretch the reinforcing strands within it by means of jacks and anchorages.

Forms of posttension

third-person singular presentposttensions
present participleposttensioning
past participleposttensioned
pastposttensioned

Origin of posttension

From post- + tension.

Questions about posttension

What does posttension mean?
Posttension means to pour concrete first and then stretch the reinforcing strands within it by means of jacks and anchorages.
What part of speech is posttension?
Posttension is a verb.
What is the past tense of posttension?
The past tense of posttension is posttensioned.

Words near posttension in the dictionary

  1. posttectonic
  2. postteen
  3. postteens
  4. posttemporal
  5. posttemporals
  6. posttension
  7. posttensioned
  8. posttensioning
  9. posttensions
  10. postterm
  11. posttertiary

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