suspended
adjective
[ səˈspɛndɪd ]
• (of a sentence) imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period.
• "he was given a suspended jail term of 22 months"
• (of solid particles) dispersed through the bulk of a fluid.
• "suspended sediments inhibit the sun's energy from being used for reef building"
• supported by attachment from above; hanging.
• "small vents in the suspended ceilings supply fresh air"
suspend
verb
• temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.
• "work on the dam was suspended"
• hang (something) from somewhere.
• "the light was suspended from the ceiling"
• (of solid particles) be dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid.
• "the paste contains collagen suspended in a salt solution"
• prolong (a note of a chord) into a following chord, usually so as to produce a temporary discord.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French suspendre or Latin suspendere, from sub- ‘from below’ + pendere ‘hang’.
