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adj
Before a stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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History
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.
Across languages
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