suspended

adj 1: (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" [syn: {in suspension(p)}]

2: temporarily inactive [syn: {abeyant}, {inactive}, {in

abeyance(p)}]

3: supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet

in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent

bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace" [syn: {dangling(a)},

{hanging}, {pendent}, {pendant}]