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Webster 1913 Edition

Suspension

Sus-pen′sion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
suspension
, L.
suspensio
arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See
Suspend
.]
1.
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency;
as,
suspension
from a hook
.
2.
Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
; as:
(a)
Of labor, study, pain, etc.
(b)
Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.;
as, to ask a
suspension
of judgment or opinion in view of evidence to be produced
.
(c)
Of the payment of what is due;
as, the
suspension
of a mercantile firm or of a bank
.
(d)
Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.
(e)
Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office, powers, prerogative, etc.;
as, the
suspension
of a student or of a clergyman
.
(f)
Of the action or execution of law, etc.;
as, the
suspension
of the habeas corpus act
.
3.
A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay;
as, the
suspension
of a payment on the performance of a condition
.
4.
The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state.
5.
(Rhet.)
A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed.
6.
(Scots Law)
A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.
7.
(Mus.)
The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.
Retardation
.
Pleas in suspension
(Law)
,
pleas which temporarily abate or suspend a suit.
–
Points of suspension
(Mech.)
,
the points, as in the axis or beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which they are suspended.
–
Suspension bridge
,
a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.
–
Suspension of arms
(Mil.)
,
a short truce or cessation of operations agreed on by the commanders of contending armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for surrender or for peace, etc.
–
Suspension scale
,
a scale in which the platform hangs suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting upon it.
Syn. – Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.

Webster 1828 Edition

Suspension

SUSPEN'SION

,
Noun.
[L. suspensio. See Suspend.]
1.
The act of hanging up, or of causing to hang by being attached to something above.
2.
The act of making to depend on any thing for existence or taking place; as the suspension of payment on the performance of a condition.
3.
The act of delaying; delay; as the suspension of a criminal's execution; called a respite or reprieve.
4.
Act of withholding or balancing the judgment; forbearance of determination; as the suspension of opinion, of judgment, of decision or determination. Suspension of judgment often proceeds from doubt of ignorance of facts.
5.
Temporary cessation; interruption; intermission; as the suspension of labor or of study; the suspension of pain.
6.
Temporary privation of powers, authority or rights; usually intended as a censure or punishment; as the suspension of an ecclesiastic or minister for some fault. This may be merely a suspension of his office, or it may be both of his office and his income. A military or naval officer's suspension takes place when he is arrested.
7.
Prevention or interruption of operation; as the suspension of the habeas corpus act.
8.
In rhetoric, a keeping of the bearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations.
9.
In Scot's law, a stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory, by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.
10. In mechanics, points of suspension, in a balance, are the points in the axis or beam where the weights are applied, or from which they are suspended.
11. In music, every sound of a chord to a given base, which is continued to another base, is a suspension.
Suspension of arms, in war, a short truce or cessation of operations agreed on by the commanders of the contending parties, as for burying the dead,making proposals for surrender or for peace, &c.

Definition 2024

Suspension

Suspension

See also: suspension and suspensión

German

Noun

Suspension f ‎(genitive Suspension, plural Suspensionen)

  1. suspension (of solid particles in a liquid)

suspension

suspension

See also: Suspension and suspensión

English

Noun

suspension ‎(plural suspensions)

  1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
    suspension from a hook
  2. A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
    suspension from school as a disciplinary measure
  3. 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. The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
  5. (vehicles) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile or car, which allow the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.
  6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.
  7. (music) 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. (topology) 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.
  9. (topology) 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.
  10. (education) The process of barring a student from school grounds by means of punishment.

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Finnish

Noun

suspension

  1. Genitive singular form of suspensio.

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin suspensiō, suspensiōnem.

Noun

suspension f ‎(plural suspensions)

  1. suspension (all senses)

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Etymology

Borrowing from Old French suspension, from Latin suspensiō, suspensiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈspɛnʃən/

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