suspension

suspension
sus•pen•sion
[[t]səˈspɛn ʃən[/t]] n.
1) the act of suspending
2) the state of being suspended
3) temporary abrogation, as of a law or rule
4) temporary withholding, as of a decision or belief
5) temporary debarring, as from an office, school, or privilege
6) stoppage of payment of debts or claims because of financial inability or insolvency
7) chem.
a) a state in which the particles of a chemical substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved
b) a substance in such a state
c) a system consisting of small particles kept dispersed by agitation or by the molecular motion of the medium
8) something on or by which something else is suspended or hung
9) something that is suspended or hung
10) aum Also called suspen′sion sys`tem. the arrangement of springs, shock absorbers, etc., in a vehicle, connecting the wheel-suspension units or axles to the chassis frame
11) mad
a) the prolongation of a musical tone in one chord into the following chord, usu. producing a temporary dissonance
b) the tone so prolonged
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Etymology: 1520–30; < L suspēnsiō=suspend(ere) (see suspend) +-tiō -tion

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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