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colloidal suspension
a mixture having particles of one component, with diameters between 10 −7 and 10 −9 metres, suspended in a continuous phase of another component. The mixture has properties between those of a solution and a fine suspension -
continue
If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop. -
emulsion
A fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible. -
independent suspension
an automotive suspension system in which each wheel is attached to the frame independently, so that a road bump affecting one wheel has no effect on the others. -
mackinac bridge
a suspension bridge over the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan: one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. 3800-foot (1158-meter) center span; 7400 feet (2256 meters) in total length. -
magnetic levitation
the suspension of an object above or below a second object by means of magnetic repulsion or attraction.