mechanical suspension
Americannoun
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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
But the case is entirely changed when the ocean contains solid particles in a state of mechanical suspension, capable of sending the light impinging on them back to the eye.
From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 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
In the second group the coloring substances are present in a finely divided or colloidal state; that is, the coloring is due to the presence of particles in mechanical suspension.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
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
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