to pre-stress
1pre|stress — «pree STREHS», transitive verb. to subject (a material) to heavy internal stress in making or casting to help withstand subsequent external loads or stresses. Bricks, concrete, and structural steel are prestressed by embedding steel wires or rods …
2pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …
3stress — re·stress; seam·stress; song·stress; spin·stress; stress; stress·ful; stress·ful·ly; un·stress; stress·or; pre·stress; up·hol·stress; …
4Pre-charge — of the powerline voltages in a high voltage DC application is a preliminary mode which current limits the power source such that a controlled rise time of the system voltage during power up is achieved.When high voltage systems are designed… …
5Stress intellectuel — Stress Pour les articles homonymes, voir Tension et Stress (homonymie). Le stress ou tension nerveuse est le syndrome général d adaptation. Il s agit d un anglicisme : ce mot signifie contrainte en anglais. Le stress fait partie des troubles …
6Stress émotionnel — Stress Pour les articles homonymes, voir Tension et Stress (homonymie). Le stress ou tension nerveuse est le syndrome général d adaptation. Il s agit d un anglicisme : ce mot signifie contrainte en anglais. Le stress fait partie des troubles …
7Pre-conception counseling — (also called pre conceptual counseling) is based on the medical theory that all women of child bearing years should be pre screened for health and risk potentials before attempting to be pregnant. Physicians and baby experts recommend that a… …
8Pre-Columbian Discovery of America — Pre Columbian Discovery of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pre Columbian Discovery of America Of all the alleged discoveries of America before the time of Columbus, only the bold voyages of exploration of the fearless Vikings to… …
9Pre-conditioning — is a general concept in which an entity is exposed to a form of some stress or stimulus in order to prepare that entity to be more resilient against the stimulus when and if the stimulus is encountered in the future. For example, a human may be… …
10Pre- and perinatal psychology — Prenatal and perinatal psychology is an interdisciplinary study [McCarthy WA Nurturing the Possible: Supporting The Integrated Self from the Beginning of Life retrieved from [http://www.sbgi.edu/news/featured3.html] on May 16, 2007. Quote:… …
