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prestressed

prestressed adjective: having been stressed before use.

Adjective

prestressed (comparative more prestressed, superlative most prestressed)

  1. having been stressed before use
  2. Standing before a stressed syllable.

Forms of prestressed

comparativemore prestressed
superlativemost prestressed

Origin of prestressed

From pre- + stressed.

Words formed from prestressed

Questions about prestressed

What does prestressed mean?
Prestressed means having been stressed before use.
What part of speech is prestressed?
Prestressed is an adjective.

Words near prestressed in the dictionary

  1. prestrengthen
  2. prestrengthened
  3. prestrengthening
  4. prestrengthens
  5. prestress
  6. prestressed
  7. prestressed concrete
  8. prestresses
  9. prestressing
  10. prestretch
  11. prestretched

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