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posttensioning

posttensioning is the present participle and gerund of posttension.

Meaning of posttension

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.

Questions about posttensioning

What is posttensioning the present participle and gerund of?
Posttensioning is the present participle and gerund of posttension.

Words near posttensioning in the dictionary

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

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