sustentation
[ suhs-tuh n-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌsʌs tənˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
provision with means or funds for upkeep.
means of sustaining life; sustenance.
Origin of sustentation
OTHER WORDS FROM sustentation
sus·ten·ta·tion·al, adjective sus·ten·ta·tive [suhs-tuh n-tey-tiv, suh-sten-tuh-tiv] /ˈsʌs tənˌteɪ tɪv, səˈstɛn tə tɪv/, adjective self-sus·ten·ta·tion, nounWords nearby sustentation
sustaining program,
sustenance,
sustentacular,
sustentacular cell,
sustentaculum,
sustentation,
sustentation fund,
sustention,
sustineo alas,
susu,
susurrant
Example sentences from the Web for sustentative
These causes may be conveniently divided as in the above diagram, into sustentative and non-sustentative.
Applied Eugenics |Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for sustentative
Word Origin for sustentation
C14: from Latin
sustentātio, from
sustentāre, frequentative of
sustinēre to
sustain