Meanings
verbposttension (third-person singular simple present posttensions, present participle posttensioning, simple past and past participle posttensioned)
present singular third person posttensions · participle present posttensioning · participle past posttensioned · past posttensioned
- businessTo pour concrete first and then stretch the reinforcing strands within it by means of jacks and anchorages.
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APA
posttension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttension
MLA
“posttension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttension. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posttension,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttension.
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