suspension
pronunciation
How to pronounce suspension in British English:
UK [səˈspenʃn]
How to pronounce suspension in American English:
US [səˈspenʃn]
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- Noun:
- a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- temporary cessation or suspension
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
- the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
- a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
Word Origin
- suspension (n.)
- early 15c., "a temporary halting or deprivation," from Latin suspensionem (nominative suspensio) "the act or state of hanging up, a vaulting," noun of action, from past participle stem of suspendere "to hang up, cause to hang, suspend" (see suspend). Suspension of disbelief is from Coleridge: A semblance of truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. ["Biographia Literaria," 1817] Meaning "action of hanging by a support from above" is attested from 1540s. Meaning "particles suspended in liquid without dissolving" is from 1707. Suspension-bridge first recorded 1819 (earlier suspended bridge, 1796).
Example
- 1. The suspension of sanctions specifically excluded arm sales .
- 2. Military-to-military dialogue had only resumed in mid-2009 after an earlier suspension .
- 3. The frame , springs , suspension all the details collected from military scrap .
- 4. The suspension act of 1777 was aimed at the american revolutionaries .
- 5. His punishment was a $ 3000 fine and suspension for 20 days from the new york stock exchange .