suspension

C1
Pronunciation
/səˈspɛnʃən/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.

Example Sentences
  • suspension from a hook
2 Definition

A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.

3 Definition

The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.

4 Definition

The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.

5 Definition

The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct.

6 Definition

The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).

Example Sentences
  • suspension from school as a disciplinary measure
7 Definition

The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.

8 Definition

A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary.

9 Definition

A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point.

10 Definition

A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function's domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function's.

11 Definition

The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.