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prestress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-stress
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply stress to structural components in order to produce a tension that counteracts the loads to which the component is subjected in its designed use.

adj

Before a stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin distringōder. Old French destrecierbor. Middle English destresse English stress English prestress From pre- + stress.

Inflected Forms

prestresses (present, singular) prestressing (participle, present) prestressed (participle, past) prestressed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

poststress

Questions

What does prestress mean?
To apply stress to structural components in order to produce a tension that counteracts the loads to which the component is subjected in its designed use.
Where does prestress come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin distringōder. Old French destrecierbor. Middle English destresse English stress English prestress From pre- + stress.

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