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Noun suspension has 7 senses
- suspension - a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
--1 is a kind of mixture
--1 has particulars: slurry; resuspension; mash; vapor, vapour
- pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
--2 is a kind of time interval, interval
--2 has particulars:
- abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension
--3 is a kind of inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
--3 has particulars:
- suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
--4 is a kind of interruption, break
--4 has particulars: defervescence; remission, remittal, subsidence
- suspension, suspension system - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
--5 is a kind of mechanical system
--5 is a part of
--5 has parts: shock absorber, shock, cushion
- suspension, dangling, hanging - the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
--6 is a kind of support, supporting
- suspension, temporary removal - a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
--7 is a kind of debarment
--7 has particulars: rustication
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