1
[ adjective ] maintained at length without interruption or weakening

Examples

"sustained flight"

Related terms

continuous

2
[ adjective ] (of an electric arc) continuous

Synonyms

free_burning

Examples

"heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs"

Related terms

continuous

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Rhymes with

stained attained unstained unconstrained constrained contained self-contained strained ascertained unrestrained restrained bloodstained trained retained untrained entertained unexplained retained pained maintained ordained entertained chained feigned drained ingrained harebrained

Phonetic and Homophones

S AH0 S T EY1 N D

Similar Spelling

sustain sustainer sustainable sustentation suction sustainment

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