| suspension | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. suspension | a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy. |
| ~ mixture | (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding). |
| ~ slurry | a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water. |
| ~ resuspension | a renewed suspension of insoluble particles after they have been precipitated. |
| ~ mash | a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing. |
| ~ vapor, vapour | a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance. |
| n. (time) | 2. break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something. |
| ~ interval, time interval | a definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
| ~ lapse | a break or intermission in the occurrence of something.; "a lapse of three weeks between letters" |
| ~ blackout | a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting. |
| ~ caesura | a pause or interruption (as in a conversation).; "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued" |
| ~ dead air | an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound. |
| ~ delay, postponement, time lag, wait, hold | time during which some action is awaited.; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" |
| ~ halftime | an intermission between the first and second half of a game. |
| ~ rest period, rest, respite, relief | a pause for relaxation.; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" |
| ~ time-out | a brief suspension of play.; "each team has two time-outs left" |
| ~ letup, lull | a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.; "there was never a letup in the noise" |
| n. (state) | 3. abeyance, suspension | temporary cessation or suspension. |
| ~ inaction, inactiveness, inactivity | the state of being inactive. |
| ~ cold storage | in a state of abeyance or postponement. |
| ~ deferral, recess | a state of abeyance or suspended business. |
| ~ moratorium | suspension of an ongoing activity. |
| ~ stand-down, standdown | a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness. |
| n. (event) | 4. abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something. |
| ~ break, interruption | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity.; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" |
| ~ defervescence | abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature. |
| ~ remission, subsidence, remittal | an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease).; "his cancer is in remission" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. suspension, suspension system | a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle. |
| ~ railcar, railroad car, railway car, car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.; "three cars had jumped the rails" |
| ~ mechanical system | a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles. |
| ~ automotive vehicle, motor vehicle | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails. |
| ~ cushion, shock absorber, shock | a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses.; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" |
| n. (act) | 6. dangling, hanging, suspension | the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely).; "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" |
| ~ supporting, support | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.; "he leaned against the wall for support" |
| n. (act) | 7. suspension, temporary removal | a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc). |
| ~ rustication | temporary dismissal of a student from a university. |
| ~ debarment | the act of prevention by legal means.; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office" |
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