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Suspension
[motorcycle] A motorcycle`s suspension serves a dual purpose: contributing to the vehicle`s handling and braking, and providing safety and comfort by keeping the vehicle`s passengers comfortably isolated from road noise, bumps and vibrations. The typical motorcycle has a pair of fork tubes f...
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Suspension
[punishment] Suspension is a form of punishment that people receive for violating rules and regulations. == Workplace == Suspension is a common practice in the workplace for being in violation of an organization`s policy, or major breaches of policy. Work suspensions occur when a business ma...
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Suspension
[body modification] A suspension is the act of suspending a human body from hooks that have been put through body piercings. These piercings are temporary and are performed just prior to the actual suspension. == Method == The process is very delicate and is typically done carefully by an ex...
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SUSPENSION
A driver or trainer who is deemed, by the stewards, to have broken one or more of the rules of harness racing, may receive a suspension as punishment. A suspension means a driver cannot participate in any race and a trainer may not train for a set period of time. The length of time a trainer or driv...
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Suspension
[school punishment] ==97A20 Recreational mathematics== ==97A80 Standards== ==97Axx General== ==97D40 Teaching methods and classroom techniques. Lesson preparation. Educational principles== ==97D70 Diagnosis, analysis and remediation of learning difficulties and student errors== ==97D99 Misce...
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Suspension
[topology] The suspension can be used to construct a homomorphism of homotopy groups, to which the Freudenthal suspension theorem applies. In homotopy theory, the phenomena which are preserved under suspension, in a suitable sense, make up stable homotopy theory. ...
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Suspension
[vehicle] Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. Suspension systems serve a dual purpose — contributing to the vehicle`s roadholding/handling and braking for good active safety and driving pleasure, and kee...
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Suspension
[chemistry] In chemistry, a suspension is a heterogeneous fluid containing solid particles that are sufficiently large for sedimentation. Usually they must be larger than 1 micrometer. The internal phase (solid) is dispersed throughout the external phase (fluid) through mechanical agitation,...
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Suspension
A heterogeneous mixture in which solute-like particles settle out of solvent-like phase some time after their introduction.
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Suspension
A mixture of two substances where small pieces of a solid are suspended in a liquid - for example, milk (blobs of fat and protein floating in water) and orange juice (chunks of plant floating in water).
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Suspension
Suspending the use of a pesticide when EPA deems it necessary to prevent an imminent hazard resulting from its continued use. An emergency suspension takes effect immediately; under an ordinary suspension a registrant can request a hearing before the suspension goes into effect. Such a hearing proce...
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Suspension
A system in which very fine solid particles are dispersed but not dissolved in a solid liquid or gas e.g. particles of a pesticide, dispersed and suspended in liquids such as water and oils (wettable powders).
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suspension
[n] - a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy 2. [n] - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 3. [n] - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled...
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Suspension
The portion of a vehicle that connects the wheels to the frame and controls ride quality and handling. Most suspensions feature coil springs or leaf springs, shock absorbers, anti-roll bars and a system of linkages.
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Suspension
A companys shares can be suspended by an exchange for many reasons, notably when it fails to meet... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/suspension.htm?id=13026&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of suspension'>more</a>
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Suspension
ChemistryA system consisting of small particles dispersed in a liquid. The particles will settle out slowly upon standing.
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Suspension
A heterogeneous mixture in which solute-like particles settle out of solvent-like phase some time after their introduction.
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suspension
A heterogenous mixture in which droplets or particles are suspended in a liquid.
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Suspension
Cleaning products that hold insoluble dirt and grime and keep them from being deposited back onto the surface
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Suspension
See Exclusion.
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Suspension
Sus·pen'sion noun [ Confer French suspension , Latin suspensio arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See Suspend .] 1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
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suspension
1. A condition of temporary cessation, as of animation, of pain or of any vital process. ... 2. <pharmacology> A preparation of a finely divided drug intended to be incorporated (suspended) in some suitable liquid vehicle before it is used or already incorporated in such a vehicle. ... Origin:...
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suspension
suspension system noun a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
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suspension
respite noun an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
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suspension
dangling noun the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); `there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait`
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