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pretensional

pretensional adjective: of or relating to pretense or pretension; pretended.

Adjective (1)

pretensional

  1. Of or relating to pretense or pretension; pretended.
    • Then, if he is well, and his family are well, all the world is well, for any thing he cares; though even here, in many instances, his anxiety for others is merely pretensional, […]1837, David M'Nicoll, The Works of D. McNicoll, Including His Poetical Remains, page 24

Adjective (2)

pretensional (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of pretension.
    • The transmission length of prestressing tendons used in pretensional prestressed concrete members has been related to their diameter, similar to bond, anchorage and lap lengths of reinforcing bars in reinforced concrete.1972, India. Central Board of Irrigation and Power, Abstracts (issues 344-349, page 67)
    Synonyms:
    pretension

Synonyms of pretensional

Origin of pretensional

From pretension + -al.

From pre- + tensional.

Questions about pretensional

What does pretensional mean?
Pretensional means of or relating to pretense or pretension; pretended.
What part of speech is pretensional?
Pretensional is an adjective.

Words near pretensional in the dictionary

  1. pretensed
  2. pretenseful
  3. pretenseless
  4. pretenses
  5. pretension
  6. pretensional
  7. pretensioned
  8. pretensioner
  9. pretensioners
  10. pretensioning
  11. pretensionless

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