How to pronounce “pre-stressed”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (engineering, architecture) Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in the opposite direction to the stress expected in use.
• (phonetics) Standing before a stressed syllable.

Practice Nearby Words

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