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131prestressed concrete — concrete reinforced with wire strands, pretensioned or post tensioned within their elastic limit to give an active resistance to loads. [1935 40] * * * Concrete reinforced by either pretensioning or posttensioning, allowing it to carry a greater… …
132am|pli|fy — «AM pluh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.t. 1. to make greater; make stronger or larger: »When sound is amplified, it can be heard a greater distance. By advertising widely, a manufacturer can amplify the demand for a product. 2. to make fuller and… …
