suspension?

Question

define the words

Answer 1

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. Chemistry. 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.

6. 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. Rhetoric. the heightening of interest by delay of the main subject or clause, especially by means of a series of parallel preceding elements.

Answer 2

Main Entry: sus·pen·sion
Pronunciation: s&-'spen(t)-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English suspensyon, from Anglo-French suspension, from Late Latin suspension-, suspensio, from Latin suspendere
1 : the act of suspending : the state or period of being suspended : as a : temporary removal (as from office or privileges) b : temporary withholding (as of belief or decision) c : temporary abrogation of a law or rule d (1) : the holding over of one or more musical tones of a chord into the following chord producing a momentary discord and suspending the concord which the ear expects; specifically : such a dissonance which resolves downward -- compare ANTICIPATION, RETARDATION (2) : the tone thus held over e : stoppage of payment of business obligations : FAILURE -- used especially of a business or a bank f : a rhetorical device whereby the principal idea is deferred to the end of a sentence or longer unit
2 a : the act of hanging : the state of being hung b (1) : the state of a substance when its particles are mixed with but undissolved in a fluid or solid (2) : a substance in this state (3) : a system consisting of a solid dispersed in a solid, liquid, or gas usually in particles of larger than colloidal size -- compare EMULSION
3 : something suspended
4 : the means by which something is suspended; especially : the system of devices (as springs) supporting the upper part of a vehicle on the axles

Answer 3

Definitions of suspended on the Web:

(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud..."; "dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in suspension in a gas"
abeyant: temporarily inactive
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Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare is an interactive fiction computer game written by Michael Berlyn and published by Infocom in 1983. It belongs to the science fiction genre, and is considered by many fans to be one of Infocom's better non-Zork-related titles. Like most Infocom titles, it was ported to most popular personal computers of the day, such as the Apple II, PC, Atari ST and Commodore 64.
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Postponing the execution of the sentence after it has been pronounced upon certain conditions.
www.courts.state.va.us/glossary_of_court_terms.html
A roller coaster designed where the trains ride below the track rather than on top of the track. The Arrow Suspended coasters including Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain feature special trains that are designed to swing freely from side to side. Also see Inverted Coaster and Suspended Looping Coaster.
www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/glossary/
a person whose license to practice law in Idaho has been denied for a specified period of time.
www2.state.id.us/isb/mem/status_definitions.htm
Dispersed and kept from falling in air or a liquid
resweb.llu.edu/rford/docs/VGD/GSLVT/gslglossary.html
(as used in tables of chemical analyses) refers to the amount (concentration) of undissolved material in a water-sediment mixture. It is associated with the material retained on 0.45- micrometer filter.
ga.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/glossary.html
supported or kept from falling through the air or water.
www.rwater.com/glossary/gloss_mz.htm
A suspended floor is one with a minimum of 18" of well-ventilated air space below. Also referred to as above grade.
www.armstrong.com/commflooringna/article3443.html
The Registrar is directed to suspend the member's certificate for a specified period and the member may not teach during that time. The member's record, including qualifications, credentials and any disciplinary action taken against them, remains on the College's public register.
www.oct.ca/en/InvestigationsHearings/glossary_E.asp
A floating breath or lift at the top of a movement or balance
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Sediment particles which are held buoyantly aloft within a flowing body of water as a result of the fluid turbulence.
www.projects.ex.ac.uk/geomincentre/estuary/Main/glossary.htm