temporary abrogation or withholding, as of a law, privilege, decision, belief, etc.
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stoppage of payment of debts or claims because of financial inability or insolvency.
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Chemistry.
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the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved.
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a substance in such a state.
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Physical Chemistry. a system consisting of small particles kept dispersed by agitation (mechanical suspension) or by the molecular motion in the surrounding medium (colloidal suspension).
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something on or by which something else is suspended or hung.
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something that is suspended or hung.
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Also called suspension system.the arrangement of springs, shock absorbers, hangers, etc., in an automobile, railway car, etc., connecting the wheel-suspension units or axles to the chassis frame.
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Electricity. a wire, filament, or group of wires by which the conducting part of an instrument or device is suspended.
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Music.
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the prolongation of a tone in one chord into the following chord, usually producing a temporary dissonance.
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the tone so prolonged.
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Rhetoric. the heightening of interest by delay of the main subject or clause, especially by means of a series of parallel preceding elements.
[Origin: 1520–30; < L suspénsiōn- (s. of suspénsiō), equiv. to suspéns(us) (see suspense) + -iōn--ion]
suspension, in automobiles, system of springs used to suspend the frame, body, engine, and power train above the wheels. Its principal purpose is to lessen the jarring of the automobile that is caused by irregularities in the roads traveled. Since the wheels of an automobile accelerate, stop, and steer it, the suspension must also serve to keep the wheels in close contact with the road surface at all times. The types of springs used in suspensions include leaf springs, coil springs, torsion bars, and air springs. There have been many refinements in modern suspensions. On most vehicles the front wheels are suspended independently, i.e., the front axle has been eliminated. Certain vehicles also have the rear wheels suspended independently. Hydraulic shock absorbers have been included to prevent the springs from shaking the automobile excessively after a jolt. An elaborate system of mechanical linkages is often included to position the mass of the vehicle accurately with respect to its wheels during accelerating, braking, and steering.
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