prestress
verb
- construction technique
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: 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.
- Before a stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word).
“Thus, the acute accent is typically characterized by an F₀-maximum in the prestress syllable and an F₀-minimum in the stressed syllable, while for the grave accent the corresponding F₀-maximum occurs in the stressed syllable and the F₀-minimum in the poststress syllable.”
verb
Etymology: 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.
- 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.