Sustained

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪnd

Verb

1. sustained

   (past of sustain)

Full definition of sustained

Adjective

1. Held continuously at a certain level.
• 2013, Charles T. Ambrose, Alzheimer’s Disease, Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
2. (music) Held at a certain pitch.

Synonyms

• (held at a certain level) constant, continuous, steady