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noun
1.
the act of suspending.
2.
the state of being suspended.
3.
temporary abrogation or withholding, as of a law, privilege, decision, belief, etc.
4.
stoppage of payment of debts or claims because of financial inability or insolvency.
5.
EXPANDChemistry.
a.
the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved.
b.
a substance in such a state.
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Physical Chemistry. a system consisting of small particles kept dispersed by agitation (mechanical suspension) or by the molecular motion in the surrounding medium (colloidal suspension).
7.
something on or by which something else is suspended or hung.
8.
something that is suspended or hung.
9.
Also called suspension system. the arrangement of springs, shock absorbers, hangers, etc., in an automobile, railway car, etc., connecting the wheel-suspension units or axles to the chassis frame.
10.
Electricity. a wire, filament, or group of wires by which the conducting part of an instrument or device is suspended.
11.
Music.
a.
the prolongation of a tone in one chord into the following chord, usually producing a temporary dissonance.
b.
the tone so prolonged.
12.
COLLAPSERhetoric. the heightening of interest by delay of the main subject or clause, especially by means of a series of parallel preceding elements.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
suspension
1421, "temporary halting or deprivation," from L. suspensionem (nom. suspensio) "the act or state of hanging up, a vaulting," from pp. stem of suspendere "to hang" (see suspend).
EXPAND"A semblance of truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith." [Coleridge, "Biographia Literaria," 1817]Meaning "action of hanging by a support from above" is attested from 1546. Suspension bridge first recorded 1821.
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Medical Dictionary
suspension sus·pen·sion (sə-spěn'shən)
n.
A noncolloidal dispersion of solid particles in a liquid, often used for pharmaceutical preparations.
The fixation of an organ to other tissue for support, as the uterus.
The hanging of a part from a support, such as a plaster-encased limb.
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Science Dictionary
suspension  (sə-spěn'shən) Pronunciation Key
A mixture in which small particles of a substance are dispersed throughout a gas or liquid. If a suspension is left undisturbed, the particles are likely to settle to the bottom. The particles in a suspension are larger than those in either a colloid or a solution. Muddy water is an example of a suspension. Compare colloid, solution. |
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