prestressed concrete
prestressed concrete
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Definitions of prestressed concrete words
- noun prestressed concrete concrete reinforced with wire strands, pretensioned or post-tensioned within their elastic limit to give an active resistance to loads. 1
- noun prestressed concrete concrete that contains steel wires, cables, etc, that are prestressed within their elastic limit to counteract the stresses that will occur under load 0
- noun prestressed concrete concrete in which steel cables, wires, etc. are embedded under tension so as to produce compressive stress and lend greater strength 0
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Origin of prestressed concrete
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40
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Parts of speech for Prestressed concrete
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prestressed concrete popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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