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SUSTAINED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of an electric arc) continuous
Example:
heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs
Synonyms:
free burning; sustained
Classified under:
Similar:
continuous; uninterrupted (continuing in time or space without interruption)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Maintained at length without interruption or weakening
Example:
sustained flight
Classified under:
Similar:
continuous; uninterrupted (continuing in time or space without interruption)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb sustain
Context examples:
Embryonic lethal mutants result in phenotypes that do not allow life to be sustained.
(Embryonic Lethal Mutation Abnormality, NCI Thesaurus)
They believe the moon must have been spewing out so much super-heated volatile gas, including water vapor, during these periods that it could have sustained life.
(Life Could Exist on Moon 4 Billion Years Ago, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The study marks the most recent research published linking head trauma sustained while playing football to chronic brain injuries, though it is by no means conclusive.
(Study: Brain Disease Found in Nearly All Deceased US Football Players, VOA News)
While the mechanism for the transmission of the fearful behaviour through the generations requires further study, this sustained response has consequences for evaluating conservation efforts, said Gotanda.
(A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still being spooked, University of Cambridge)
As a selective serotonin receptor antagonist, granisetron competitively blocks the action of serotonin at 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptors, resulting in the suppression of nausea and vomiting over a sustained period of time.
(APF530, NCI Thesaurus)
The first pattern was characterized by sustained activation of brain regions known to signal, monitor and process potential threats.
(Researchers identify brain circuits that help people cope with stress, NIH)
A question about whether an individual's fatigue prevents or prevented sustained physical functioning.
(Fatigue Prevents Sustained Physical Functioning, NCI Thesaurus)
Small containers or pellets of a solid drug implanted in the body to achieve sustained release of the drug.
(Drug Implant, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Since 1980, the U.S. has sustained more than 200 weather and climate disasters that exceeded $1.1 trillion in overall damages.
(2016 was 2nd warmest year on record for U.S., NOAA)
A sustained release (SR) implant wafer containing the lipophilic nitrosourea carmustine (BCNU) with antineoplastic activity.
(Carmustine Sustained-Release Implant Wafer, NCI Thesaurus)
