Aéronautique La sustentation est la force qui maintient dans les airs un aérodyne. Synonyme : la
portance. La sustentation suppose une surface portante (une
voilure fixe ou tournante) et une vitesse de déplacement.
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NUTRIMENTO. SOSTENTAMENTO. MANTENIMENTO
sustentation
\sus`ten*ta"tion\ (?), n. [l. sustentatio sustenance, maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens. fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. f. sustentation. see sustain.]
1. the act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance.
2. (physiol.) the aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
sustentation
fund (eccl.), a fund of a religious body for support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the sustentation fund of the free church of scotland.
sustentation
n : the act of sustaining [syn: sustenance, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep]
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