Suspension

Suspension or suspended may refer to:

Science and engineering

Suspension (topology), in mathematics
Suspension (dynamical systems), in mathematics
Suspension of a ring, in mathematics
Suspension (chemistry), small solid particles suspended in a liquid
- Colloidal suspension
Cell suspension or suspension culture, in biology
Suspension (mechanics), system allowing a machine to move smoothly with reduced shock
The superstructure of a suspension bridge
Suspensory behavior, arboreal locomotion of primates
Magnetic suspension, a method by which an object is suspended with no support other than magnetic fields
Car suspension

Suspension (punishment), temporary exclusion as a punishment
- Suspension from the UK parliament
Suspension of driving privileges ("suspended driver's license")
Administrative License Suspension (ALS), US, driving license suspension without a court hearing

Suspension (music), one or more notes temporarily held before resolving to a chord tone
Suspension (film), 2007 film directed by Alec Joler and Ethan Shaftel
Suspended (film), 1987 Polish film
Suspended (video game) (1983), an interactive fiction video game

Suspension of disbelief, the intentional avoidance of critical thinking or logic in examining a work of fiction

Suspension bondage, the act of suspending a human body using suspension ropes, cables, or chains
Suspension (body modification), the act of suspending a human body from hooks that have been put through body piercings