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
suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something. pause, intermission, interruption, break. interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants. lapse - a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; a lapse of three weeks between letters.