SUSPENSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does suspension mean? 

• SUSPENSION (noun)
  The noun SUSPENSION has 7 senses:

1. a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

2. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

3. temporary cessation or suspension

4. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

5. a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

6. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

7. a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)

  Familiarity information: SUSPENSION used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUSPENSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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"):

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)

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 2

Meaning:

A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension

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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Temporary cessation or suspension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

abeyance; suspension

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 4

Meaning:

An interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

abatement; hiatus; reprieve; respite; suspension

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:

A mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

suspension; suspension system

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 6

Meaning:

The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dangling; hanging; suspension

Context example:

there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait

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 7

Meaning:

A temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

suspension; temporary removal

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.)

 Context examples 

A suspension intended for administration to the mucosa of the nose.

(Nasal Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition which occurs following suspension of nicotine use.

(Nicotine Withdrawal, NCI Thesaurus)

Techniques for separating biomolecules from suspensions or mixtures, based on physical and chemical properties.

(Biomolecule Separation Technology, NCI Thesaurus)

Suspension or cessation of ovulation in animals and humans.

(Anovulation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A substance intended for administration as a suspension.

(Dosage Form for Suspension, NCI Thesaurus)

A product, usually a solid, intended for suspension prior to administration.

(Dosage Form for Suspension, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A suspension of fine drops of a liquid in a gas.

(Mist, NCI Thesaurus)

A suspension of erythrocytes encapsulating L-asparaginase with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Erythrocyte-encapsulated L-asparaginase Suspension, NCI Thesaurus)

A suspension which is usually administered in a dropwise fashion.

(Drop Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A suspension intended for administration in a drop-wise fashion.

(Drop Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)