Contemporary science is typically subdivided into the natural sciences, which study the material universe; the social sciences, which study people and societies; and the formal sciences, which study logic and mathematics.
Definition of suspend for English Language Learners : to force (someone) to leave a job, position, or place for a usually short period of time as a form of punishment : to stop (something) for a usually short period of time
the state of being suspended. 3. temporary abrogation or withholding, as of a law, privilege, decision, belief, etc. 4. stoppage of payment of debts or claims because of financial inability or insolvency. 5. Chemistry. the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved. a substance in such a state.