sus·pen·sion / səˈspenshən/ • n. 1. the action of suspending someone or something or the condition of being suspended, in particular: ∎  the temporary prevention of something from continuing or being in force or effect: the suspension of military action. ∎  the official prohibition of someone from holding their usual post or carrying out their usual role for a particular length of time: the investigation led to the suspension of several officers | a four-game suspension. ∎  Mus. a discord made by prolonging a note of a chord into the following chord.2. the system of springs and shock absorbers by which a vehicle is cushioned from road conditions: the car's rear suspension.3. a mixture in which particles are dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid: a suspension of corn starch in peanut oil. ∎  the state of being dispersed in such a way: the agitator in the vat keeps the slurry in suspension.

suspension. Opposite of anticipation: a note in a chord is held over (sounded slightly late) as a momentary discordant part of the combination which follows; it is then resolved by falling a degree to a note which forms a real part of the 2nd chord. When 2 notes are held over it is called a double suspension. In many 20th-cent. works suspensions are often left unresolved.

suspension Liquid (or gas) medium in which small solid (or liquid) particles are uniformly dispersed. The particles are larger than those found in a colloid and will settle if the suspension stands undisturbed.