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/self"seuh stay"ning, self'-/, adj.self-supporting.[1835-45]
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self-sustaining — adjective Date: 1799 1. maintaining or able to maintain oneself or itself by independent effort < a self sustaining community > 2. maintaining or able to maintain itself once commenced < a self sustaining nuclear reaction > … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-sustaining — self′ sustain′ing adj. able to support or sustain oneself or itself without outside aid • Etymology: 1835–45 self′ sustained′, adj. self′ sustain′ingly, adv. self′ sustain′ment, n … From formal English to slang
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self-sustaining fusion reaction — savaiminė branduolinės sintezės reakcija statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. self sustaining fusion reaction vok. selbständige Fusionsreaktion, f rus. самоподдерживающаяся реакция синтеза ядер, f pranc. fusion auto entretenue, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
self-sustaining arc — savaiminis lankas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. self sustaining arc vok. selbständiger Bogen, m rus. самостоятельная дуга, f pranc. arc auto entretenu, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
self-sustaining — adj. sustaining oneself or itself. Derivatives: self sustained adj … Useful english dictionary
