单词 | pre-stretched |
释义 | pre-stretchedadj. Stretched beforehand; stretched prior to some other treatment or process. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [adjective] > relating to tension > specific thermo-tensile1891 pre-stretched1936 pre-tensioned1949 uniaxial1965 1936 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 20 Feb. 11/2 Large sofa and lounge chair are both constructed with a pre-stretched web-bottom for longer life. 1941 Concrete & Constructional Engin. 36 93/1 M. Freyssinet's device with pre-stretched wires needs no anchorage for the manufacture of a long row of articles after one stretching operation. 1965 E. C. Hiscock Cruising under Sail (ed. 2) v. 79 Terylene..is..more suitable for halyards and headsail sheets; but for those purposes Marlow Ropes Ltd. make a pre-stretched three-strand rope. 1999 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 77/2 A pair of pre-stretched leather anklets, one looped around each of the hawk's tarsi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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