What does suspensory mean?
Definitions for suspensory
səˈspɛn sə risus·pen·so·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
suspensory, suspensory bandagenoun
a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)
Wiktionary
suspensorynoun
Something that suspends.
suspensorynoun
Specifically the suspensory ligament
suspensoryadjective
Held in suspension.
suspensoryadjective
Holding in suspension.
suspensoryadjective
Suspensive.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Suspensoryadjective
That by which a thing hangs.
Etymology: suspensoire, Fr. suspensus, Lat.
There are several parts peculiar to brutes which are wanting in man, as the seventh or suspensory muscle of the eye. John Ray.
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suspensory
Suspensory generally refers to something that supports or suspends. In anatomical context, it often refers to a ligament, muscle, or other structure that holds an organ or other part in place.
Webster Dictionary
Suspensoryadjective
suspended; hanging; depending
Suspensoryadjective
fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle
Suspensoryadjective
of or pertaining to a suspensorium
Suspensorynoun
that which suspends, or holds up, as a truss
Suspensorynoun
a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum
Etymology: [Cf. F. suspensoir, suspensoire.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of suspensory in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of suspensory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- SuspensoriumGerman
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