suspension

Plural: suspensions

Noun

• a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
• temporary cessation or suspension
• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
• a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
• the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
• a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
• The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
• A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
• 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.
• Thus a kind of silt or sludge.
• The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
• The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct.
• The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).
• 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.
• A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary.
• 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.
• 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.
• The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.

Examples

• suspension from a hook
• suspension from school as a disciplinary measure

Synonyms

abatement, abeyance, break, dangling, hanging, hiatus, intermission, interruption, pause, reprieve, respite, suspension system, temporary removal, halt, out-of-school suspension, stop, syncope

Related Words

suspend, suspendable, suspender, suspense, suspenseful, suspensefully, suspensefulness, suspenseless, suspenser, suspensive, suspensively, suspensiveness, suspensorium