suspensions

Noun

suspension (countable and uncountable, 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.
   • Fear of dioxin emissions led to suspension of efforts to establish a waste-to-energy plant at the Brooklyn Navy yard.1983 September, “Recycled Materials Program in Response to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act”, in Harvey Yakowitz, editor, The National Bureau of Standards Office of Recycled Materials...

   Synonyms:

   halt

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.
   • As the solids clump together, they get heavier causing them to fall out of suspension in the water.2011 August 8, M. W. Hubbell, “Chemistry”, in The Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation: Questions and Answers, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 216
4. Thus a kind of silt or sludge.
5. The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
6. The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct.

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