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Suspension   /səspˈɛnʃən/   Listen
Suspension

noun
1.
A mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy.
2.
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.  Synonyms: break, intermission, interruption, pause.
3.
Temporary cessation or suspension.  Synonym: abeyance.
4.
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.  Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite.
5.
A mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle.  Synonym: suspension system.
6.
The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely).  Synonyms: dangling, hanging.
7.
A temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc).  Synonym: temporary removal.



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"Suspension" Quotes from Famous Books



... were unreasonable: not that they were an exorbitant equivalent for what was given up in giving up Egypt, but because they were not feasible. Sir Sidney made Kleber sensible of this. Officers treating for a mere suspension of arms could not include topics of vast extent in their negotiation, such as the demand for the possession of the Venetian Islands, and the annulment of the Triple Alliance. But it was urgently necessary to settle ...
— History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12) • S. Rappoport
... evening, and were accomplished with great success without much disturbing the mental equilibrium of the doctor, though he confessed to a certain impression when the Fakir introduced his performance by suspension ...
— Devil-Worship in France - or The Question of Lucifer • Arthur Edward Waite
... Stimulus Words.*—We place here any reaction which is a grammatical variant or derivative of a stimulus word. The tendency to give such reactions seems to be dependent upon a suspension or inhibition of the normal process by which the stimulus word excites the production of a new concept, for we have here not a production of a new concept but a mere change in the form of the stimulus word. As examples of such reactions may be ...
— A Study of Association in Insanity • Grace Helen Kent
... division of the picture one may find in the best of Claude Lorraine's landscapes, with him a favorite method of construction. It suggests the pillars and span for a suspension trestle. When, as is invariably seen in Claude's works the nearest one is in shadow, the vision is projected from this through the space intervening to the distant and more attractive one. A feeling of great depth is inseparable from ...
— Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures • Henry Rankin Poore
... hour, for these were the first I had ever seen), and lavender-colored pantaloons, very tightly strapped down over them; a glossy black coat and vest, and linen of unimpeachable quality and whiteness; while a chain of fine Venetian gold held his watch, or eye-glass, or both, in suspension from his neck. Yet no beggar in rags ever appeared to me half so loathly ...
— Miriam Monfort - A Novel • Catherine A. Warfield


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