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suspense noun

  /səˈspɛns/
  • The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
  • The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
  • (legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.
 jännitys

suspension noun

  /səˈspɛnʃən/
  • (chemistry, physics) The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.
 suspensio
  • The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
 jännitys
  • A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
 keskeytys
  • The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
 keskeytys, peruutus
  • (music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.
 pidätys
  • (vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.
 pyöränripustus, pyöräntuenta, ripustukset

suspenseful adjective

  • Inducing suspense.
 jännittävä, pelottava
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