noun Download 🔗Share The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended. Examples : "suspension from a hook" action condition process physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation. Examples : "The student received a suspension from school for fighting. " condition situation time law business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The milk shake's suspension of whipped cream made it a beautiful, creamy drink. " substance material chemistry physics science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow. Examples : "The teacher's suspenseful silence, a deliberate suspension of the answer, kept the class on the edge of their seats. " story literature entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct. Examples : "The student received a suspension from school pending an investigation into the alleged theft. " organization law government job business work action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension). Examples : "suspension from school as a disciplinary measure" education action organization government law society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The musical suspension created a brief, unsettling feeling in the piece. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary. Examples : "The student received a suspension from school for disruptive behavior. " government law politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The suspension of the study hall was a controversial decision, as it impacted the students' ability to complete their research projects. " math space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The suspension of the weekly homework assignment meant students had extra time to study for the upcoming test. " math function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants. Examples : "The car's suspension absorbed the bumps in the road, making the ride comfortable. " vehicle system machine technology part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading