Word: prestress
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pre
stress
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: stress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: utterly, exceedingly
Affix: stringō
Language: la
Decoded: stringo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to touch lightly, graze, wound slightly