post-stretchv.
/ˈpəʊs(t)strɛtʃ/, U.S. /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌstrɛtʃ/ Building and Engineering. Now rare.
transitive. = post-tension v.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] > compress, stretch, or tension components
precompress1920
prestress1934
prestretch1936
pre-tension1936
post-stretch1941
post-tension1974
1941 Concrete & Constructional Engin. 36 78/2 Test results with structures post-stretched according to Mr. Hewett's method.
Derivatives
post-ˈstretched adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > concrete > [adjective] > (made of) types of concrete
lean1726
monolithic1874
granolithic1881
ferro-concrete1901
vibrated1930
prestressed1936
no-fines1946
post-stretched1946
post-tensioned1950
slipformed1968
1946 Concrete & Constructional Engin. 41 195 The post-stretched mild steel reinforcement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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