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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
   - pause, intermission, break, interruption
    
3. A temporary pause; temporary inactivity
   - abeyance
    
4. An interruption in the intensity or amount of something
   - respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement
    
5. A mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
   - suspension system
    
6. The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
   "there was a small ceremony for the suspension of the portrait";
   - dangling, hanging
    
7. A temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
   - temporary removal
    
8. (music) temporary discord made by prolonging of one or more tones of a chord into the following chord

Derived forms: suspensions

Type of: break, debarment, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, interruption, interval, mechanical system, mixture, support, supporting, time interval

Part of: automotive vehicle, bogie [Asia], car, motor vehicle, railcar, railroad car [N. Amer], railway car [Brit, Cdn], railway carriage [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Suspension, Alabama