sus·pen·so·ry
sə-ˈspen(t)-sə-rē 
-ˈspen(t)s-rē
1
: held in suspension
also
: fitted or serving to suspend
2
: temporarily leaving undetermined : suspensive sense 1
plural suspensories
: something that suspends or holds up
especially
: a fabric supporter for the scrotum
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Andrea Michelson, Smithsonian, 6 Nov. 2019
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2021
For example, orangutans use clambering, upright or horizontal climbing, suspensory swinging, and assisted bipedalism (walking upright using hands for support).
—Vivien Shaw, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2019
Her lameness was readily apparent to Dr. Bramlage, and ultrasounds proved both hind suspensories were enlarged.
—Jay Posner, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
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Adjective
Unlike suspensory great apes that favor their forelimbs and bipedal hominins which prefer their hindlimbs, the anatomy of D. guggenmosi indicates that the ancient primate used both sets of limbs equally.
—Andrea Michelson, Smithsonian, 6 Nov. 2019
Noun
The Daily Racing Form reported the 6-year-old gelding had filling over a suspensory in a leg.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2021
For example, orangutans use clambering, upright or horizontal climbing, suspensory swinging, and assisted bipedalism (walking upright using hands for support).
—Vivien Shaw, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2019
Her lameness was readily apparent to Dr. Bramlage, and ultrasounds proved both hind suspensories were enlarged.
—Jay Posner, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
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“Suspensory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suspensory. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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suspensory
1 of 2 adjective
sus·pen·so·ry
sə-ˈspen(t)s-(ə-)rē
: serving to suspend : providing support
the suspensory nature of the periodontal membrane—John Osborne et al.
John Osborne et al.suspensory
2 of 2 noun
plural suspensories
: something that suspends or holds up
especially
: a fabric supporter for the scrotum
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