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Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of
suspending
, or the
state of being
suspended.
●
A
temporary
or
conditional
delay
,
interruption
or discontinuation.
●
In Chemistry & Physics:
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.
●
In Education:
The process of
barring
a student
from school
grounds
as a form of
punishment
(particularly out-of-school suspension).
●
In 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.
●
In Scottish English & Law:
A
stay
or
postponement
of the
execution
of a
sentence
, usually by
letters
of
suspension
granted
on
application
to the Lord Ordinary.
●
In 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.
●
In 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.
●
In Vehicles:
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.
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Synonyms
Halt
Intermission
Interruption
Stop
Pause
Syncope
Interruptions
Hiatus
Reprieve
Deferment
Out-Of-School Suspension
Related
Disqualification
Suspended
Ejection
Expulsion
Lockout
Axle
Withdrawal
Mixture
Demotion
Wheel
Dismissal
Removal
Termination
Emulsion
Dispersion
Cancellation
Separation
Dissolution
Brake
Injury
Punishment
Motor
Powder
Revocation
Liquid
Dilution
Vehicle
Prohibition
Closure
Release
Concussion
Formulation
Probation
Penalty
Rollbar
Fine
Cessation
Drivetrain
Detention
Fluid
Gel
Paste
Loading
Replacement
Reinstatement
Slurry
Transmission
Chassis
Concentration
Treatment
Polymer
Tyre
Solution
Suspended Sentence
Shock Absorbers
Torsion Bar
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