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posttension

post·ten·sion [ pōst ténshən ] (past and past participle post·ten·sioned, present participle post·ten·sion·ing, 3rd person present singular post·ten·sions)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
strengthen set concrete: to strengthen reinforced concrete by applying tension to the reinforcing steel after the concrete has set

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