mechanical suspension
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This sandstone rock was once a powder held in mechanical suspension by water.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
Hence, the settling of such particles, if in mechanical suspension, would be measurable, although very slow.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
This constant motion may easily be conceived to keep the particles uniformly distributed throughout the liquid, just as constant shaking would keep those of a mechanical suspension uniformly distributed through the mixture.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
This rock was once a powder, more or less coarse, held in mechanical suspension by water.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
The materials carried in mechanical suspension are clay, sand, and vegetable matter.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
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