(as used in tables of chemical analyses) refers to the amount (concentration) of undissolved material in a water-sediment mixture. It is associated with the material retained on 0.45- micrometer filter.
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud..."; "dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in suspension in a gas"
Dispersed and kept from falling in air or a liquid
The member has been suspended for a specific time period as a result of a decision by a panel of the Discipline Committee or Fitness to Practise Committee of the College. The member may not teach in publicly funded schools while under suspension.
Sediment particles which are held buoyantly aloft within a flowing body of water as a result of the fluid turbulence.
to be sent home from school with school work, less harsh than a rustication
For other uses, see suspension.