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[syn: Brownian movement, Brownian motion, pedesis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brownian \Brown"i*an\, a.
Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about
1827) the commonness of the motion described below.
[1913 Webster]
Brownian motion, Brownian movement, the peculiar, rapid,
vibratory movement exhibited by the microscopic particles
of substances when suspended in water or other fluids.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Brownian movement
n 1: the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or
liquid [syn: Brownian movement, Brownian motion,
pedesis]