prestretchv.
/priːˈstrɛtʃ/, U.S. /priˈstrɛtʃ/ transitive. To stretch beforehand; to stretch prior to some other treatment or process.
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
1936 Structural Engineer 14 251/1 By inducing tension in the reinforcement one secures..a decrease of the tension produced in the concrete by the shearing process, or even its total suppression if the reinforcement is pre-stretched in two directions.
1985 Sports Illustr. (Nexis) 7 Oct. 44 Monday: At 6:30 a.m. begin a light program of walking and jogging to prestretch the muscles.
1992 Jrnl. Polymer Sci. B. 30 983 Uniaxial macromolecular orientation, produced by prestretching the film under suitable conditions.
Derivatives
preˈstretching n.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > tensioning or stretching components
prestressing1934
pre-tensioning1936
post-stretching1946
prestretching1946
post-tensioning1948
1946 Concrete & Constructional Engin. 41 147 With pre-stretching the member has to remain in the mould until the stretching force, produced by tensioning of the reinforcement.., can safely be transmitted to the concrete.
1993 Prosthetics & Orthotics Internat. 17 21 One factor affecting the magnitude of the movement was the prestretching of soft tissues.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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