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suspend (noun), suspends; suspended; suspending
1. To officially stop someone from privilege, a position, doing his or her job, or from going to school for a specified time because he or she has done something wrong or is under suspicion of wrongdoing.
2. To hang something from above; usually, so it can swing or move freely.
3. To delay or to defer action on a decision or a judgment until more facts are known or more evidence can be produced: The judge decided to suspend the conviction of the accused man.
4. In chemistry, to cause particles to be dispersed in a liquid or a gas.
5. To hold a musical note until the next note or chord is sounded, so they can be heard in unison.
6. To stop making payments for something; especially, because of the inability to meet financial obligations or a desire to stop a subscription, etc.
7. To cause something to stop for a time from operation or effect; such as, a law, a rule, a privilege, a service, etc.: The officials suspended the ferry service until after the storm and the river has calmed down.
2. To hang something from above; usually, so it can swing or move freely.
3. To delay or to defer action on a decision or a judgment until more facts are known or more evidence can be produced: The judge decided to suspend the conviction of the accused man.
4. In chemistry, to cause particles to be dispersed in a liquid or a gas.
5. To hold a musical note until the next note or chord is sounded, so they can be heard in unison.
6. To stop making payments for something; especially, because of the inability to meet financial obligations or a desire to stop a subscription, etc.
7. To cause something to stop for a time from operation or effect; such as, a law, a rule, a privilege, a service, etc.: The officials suspended the ferry service until after the storm and the river has calmed down.
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pend-, -pens, -pense, -pending, -pended
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“suspended”
(Greek: to hang, hang up; hung, hung up; suspend, suspended, suspender)
(Greek: glue; used in the sense of "pertaining to a colloid, a gelatinous [gluelike] substance in which particle matter is suspended")
(Latin: winter, wintered, wintry; it also refers to: sleep, sleeping; inactive, inactivity; dormant, dormancy [suspended animation or a lack of activity])
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“suspended”
electrically suspended gyro
1. A gyroscope characterized by a central rotating element which is maintained in place by an electromagnetic or electrostatic field.
2. A gyroscope in which the main rotating element is suspended by an electromagnetic or an electrostatic field.
2. A gyroscope in which the main rotating element is suspended by an electromagnetic or an electrostatic field.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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pend-, -pens, -pense, -pending, -pended
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total suspended particulates (TSP); total suspended particulate matter (TSPM)
The total amount of tiny airborne particles or aerosols present in the atmosphere at a given time.
These can be produced by natural processes; such as, evaporation, forest fires, volcanic eruptions, or pollen dispersal, but TSP measurements usually refer to pollutants from human sources including fuel combustion, coal burning, municipal waste incineration, and so on.
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materi-
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pend-, -pens, -pense, -pending, -pended
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total-, tot- +
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total suspended solids (TSS)
All of the solid particles in wastewater, effluent, or a natural body of water that will not pass through a filter of a given size; components may include silt, decaying plant and animal matter, industrial wastes, and sewage.
A high TSS concentration can have a significant effect on an aquatic system resulting in slowing photosynthesis and reducing oxygen levels.
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pend-, -pens, -pense, -pending, -pended
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total-, tot- +
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