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Prestressed is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Prestressed in a sentence

Prestressed meaning

  1. having been stressed before use
  2. Standing before a stressed syllable.

Using Prestressed

  • The main meaning on this page is: having been stressed before use | Standing before a stressed syllable.

Context around Prestressed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

precast 1×

Often after:

concrete 2× reinforcement 1×

Sentence patterns with Prestressed

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and precast prestressed concrete that 1× prestressed reinforcement along 1× reinforced or prestressed concrete bridge 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it is commonly 1× prestressed reinforcement along 1× the use of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and parking garages 1× beam counteracts this 1× or ground water 1×

Words around Prestressed

Just before it in the word index:

prestonwood 2 prestons 2 prestonpans 15 prestonians 2 prestonfield 3 prestone 4

Just after it in the word index:

prestridge 3 prestwich 42 prestwick 28 prestwood 5 presumable 4 presumably 1.182

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Prestressed

  • In this selection, "prestressed" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, precast, concrete and reinforcement stand out and add context to how "prestressed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and precast prestressed concrete that and prestressed reinforcement along. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prestressed" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prestressed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Prestressed reinforcement along the bottom of the beam counteracts this. (10 words)

It is commonly used for general construction especially when making precast and precast-prestressed concrete that is not to be in contact with soils or ground water. (27 words)

The use of de-icing salts on roadways, used to lower the freezing point of water, is probably one of the primary causes of premature failure of reinforced or prestressed concrete bridge decks, roadways, and parking garages. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

The use of de-icing salts on roadways, used to lower the freezing point of water, is probably one of the primary causes of premature failure of reinforced or prestressed concrete bridge decks, roadways, and parking garages. (37 words)

It is commonly used for general construction especially when making precast and precast-prestressed concrete that is not to be in contact with soils or ground water. (27 words)

Prestressed reinforcement along the bottom of the beam counteracts this. (10 words)

Example sentences (3)

It is commonly used for general construction especially when making precast and precast-prestressed concrete that is not to be in contact with soils or ground water.

Prestressed reinforcement along the bottom of the beam counteracts this.

The use of de-icing salts on roadways, used to lower the freezing point of water, is probably one of the primary causes of premature failure of reinforced or prestressed concrete bridge decks, roadways, and parking garages.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prestressed" in a sentence?
An example: "It is commonly used for general construction especially when making precast and precast-prestressed concrete that is not to be in contact with soils or ground water." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "prestressed" from authentic English texts.
What does "prestressed" mean?
Prestressed means: having been stressed before use
How many example sentences with "prestressed" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "prestressed", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.