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   sus·pen·sion

   /səˈspen(t)SH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the temporary prevention of something from continuing or being in force or effect: "the suspension of military action" Similar adjournmentinterruptionpostponementdelaydeferraldefermentshelvingstaymoratoriumarrestintermissioninterludeprorogationtablingabeyancereschedulinghiatuslacunalullrestbreakpauserespitearmisticecessationendhaltstoppagecutting shortdissolutiondisbandmentterminationexclusiondebarmentremovaltemporary removaleliminationrejectionexpulsionejectionevictionrusticationOpposite continuationresumption
   • ▪ the official prohibition of someone from holding their usual post or carrying out their usual role for a particular length of time: "the investigation led to the suspension of several officers"
   • 2. the system of springs and shock absorbers by which a vehicle is cushioned from road conditions: "the car's rear suspension"
   • 3. a mixture in which particles are dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid: "a suspension of corn starch in peanut oil"
   • ▪ the state of being dispersed in a fluid: "the agitator in the vat keeps the slurry in suspension"
   • 4. a discord made by prolonging a note of a chord into the following chord.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, or from Latin suspensio(n-), from the verb suspendere (see suspend).

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   noun. a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy. see more.

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   In cars and some other vehicles, the suspension (or suspension system) is the collective system (of parts like springs and shock absorbers) that supports the body of the vehicle and is intended to reduce the amount of bumpiness being transmitted from the wheels to the rest of the vehicle.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word suspension, from the act of delaying or stopping something to the system of springs in a vehicle. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and related terms.