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SUSPENSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("suspension" is a kind of...):
debarment (the act of prevention by legal means)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suspension"):
rustication (temporary dismissal of a student from a university)
Derivation:
suspend (bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
Example:
there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("suspension" is a kind of...):
support; supporting (the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening)
Derivation:
suspend (cause to be held in suspension in a fluid)
suspend (hang freely)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
Synonyms:
suspension; suspension system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("suspension" is a kind of...):
mechanical system (a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles)
Meronyms (parts of "suspension"):
cushion; shock; shock absorber (a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses)
Holonyms ("suspension" is a part of...):
car; railcar; railroad car; railway car (a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad)
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Synonyms:
abatement; hiatus; reprieve; respite; suspension
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("suspension" is a kind of...):
break; interruption (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suspension"):
defervescence (abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature)
remission; remittal; subsidence (an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease))
Derivation:
suspend (stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Temporary cessation or suspension
Synonyms:
abeyance; suspension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("suspension" is a kind of...):
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suspension"):
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)
Derivation:
suspend (stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("suspension" is a kind of...):
mixture ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suspension"):
vapor; vapour (a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance)
mash (a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing)
resuspension (a renewed suspension of insoluble particles after they have been precipitated)
slurry (a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water)
Derivation:
suspend (cause to be held in suspension in a fluid)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Synonyms:
break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("suspension" is a kind of...):
interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suspension"):
lapse (a break or intermission in the occurrence of something)
blackout (a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting)
caesura (a pause or interruption (as in a conversation))
dead air (an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound)
delay; hold; postponement; time lag; wait (time during which some action is awaited)
halftime (an intermission between the first and second half of a game)
relief; respite; rest; rest period (a pause for relaxation)
time-out (a brief suspension of play)
letup; lull (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished)
Derivation:
suspend (stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it)
Context examples:
The first tests they used were the tail suspension test and the forced swim tests, which are often used to determine whether or not a compound is an antidepressant.
(New Method for Treating Depression, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride is used for oral suspension.
(Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A suspension intended for administration in or around the eye.
(Ophthalmic Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A suspension composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s) that requires reconstitution and is intended oral administration.
(Oral Reconstituted Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A suspension intended for oral administration.
(Oral Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A suspension composed of a suspension that has been prepared immediately prior to dispensing or oral administration.
(Oral Suspension Final Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
These cancer stem cells undergo anchorage-independent growth, also known as growth in suspension, without any tissue attachment.
(‘Energetic Cancer Cells’ May Be Origin of Cancer Spread, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A solution or suspension intended for administration in the eye.
(Ophthalmic Liquid Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A solution or suspension intended for use in children.
(Pediatric Liquid Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
The clay suspension was effective against several bacteria in their biofilm states.
(Clay fights MRSA, other 'superbugs' in wounds, National Science Foundation)
