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🧱 A set strain 🧱 To stretch first
prestrain

prestrain

8.9
A stretch put into a material before it is used
  • noun
  • /ˈpriˌstreɪn/
  • Specialized
: preesfuerzo
  • Two plate separation distances were tested to assess the influence of prestrain on the results.

Examples

  • In clinical use, prestrain would exist.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The experiment measured how prestrain affected the durability of the steel beams.

  • Engineers often apply prestrain to materials to improve their performance under load.

  • By introducing prestrain, the team was able to enhance the material's resistance to bending.

Synonyms

preload
vsprestrain
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A force put on a part to keep it tight so it works correctly

applies a prior deformation to material rather than just force

Surface Forms

prestrain singular
prestrains plural

Morphology

prestrain = strain (transparent) = pre + strain

The meaning is directly predictable as a strain that exists or is applied beforehand.

Etymology

Prestrain comes from the parts pre- 'before' and strain 'to stretch or tension'. Think of giving a rubber band a small stretch before you use it; a prestrain is that early stretch or tension put into a material before it is used.