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Definition of Suspension
1. Noun. A mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy.
Specialized synonyms: Slurry, Resuspension, Mash, Vapor, Vapour
Derivative terms: Suspend
2. Noun. A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.
Generic synonyms: Interval, Time Interval
Specialized synonyms: Lapse, Blackout, Caesura, Dead Air, Delay, Hold, Postponement, Time Lag, Wait, Halftime, Relief, Respite, Rest, Rest Period, Time-out, Letup, Lull
Derivative terms: Break, Pause, Pause, Suspend
3. Noun. Temporary cessation or suspension.
Generic synonyms: Inaction, Inactiveness, Inactivity
Specialized synonyms: Cold Storage, Deferral, Recess, Moratorium, Stand-down, Standdown
Derivative terms: Abeyant, Suspend
4. Noun. An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
Generic synonyms: Break, Interruption
Specialized synonyms: Defervescence, Remission, Remittal, Subsidence
Derivative terms: Abate, Suspend
5. Noun. A mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle.
Group relationships: Car, Railcar, Railroad Car, Railway Car, Automotive Vehicle, Motor Vehicle
Generic synonyms: Mechanical System
Terms within: Cushion, Shock, Shock Absorber
6. Noun. The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely). "There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
Generic synonyms: Support, Supporting
Derivative terms: Dangle, Hang, Suspend, Suspend
7. Noun. A temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc).
Specialized synonyms: Rustication
Generic synonyms: Debarment
Derivative terms: Suspend
Definition of Suspension
1. n. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
Definition of Suspension
1. Noun. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended. ¹
2. Noun. A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation. ¹
3. Noun. The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining. ¹
4. Noun. The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow. ¹
5. Noun. The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile or car, which allow the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants. ¹
6. Noun. (context: Scots Law) A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary. ¹
7. Noun. (music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. ¹
8. Noun. (topology) A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point. ¹
9. Noun. (topology) A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function's domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function's. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suspension
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