Associations to the word «Sustained»

Wiktionary

SUSTAINED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of sustain
SUSTAINED, adjective. Held continuously at a certain level.
SUSTAINED, adjective. (music) Held at a certain pitch.
SUSTAINED EMOTION, noun. (advertising) One of four archetypal dramatic structures of commercials characterized by a continuously high level of positive emotions with the brand introduced early as the source of these emotions.
SUSTAINED EMOTION, noun. (advertising) A narrative structure used in commercials known as “producer-type” advertising.
SUSTAINED YIELD, noun. (ecology) The continuing yield of a biological resource by controlled periodic harvesting
SUSTAINED YIELD, noun. The quantity of a resource harvested in this manner
SUSTAINED YIELDS, noun. Plural of sustained yield

Dictionary definition

SUSTAINED, adjective. Maintained at length without interruption or weakening; "sustained flight".
SUSTAINED, adjective. (of an electric arc) continuous; "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs".

Wise words

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