Brownian

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Pertaining or relating to any person bearing the name of Brown; Brunonian.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below.
  • adjective. the peculiar, rapid, vibratory movement exhibited by the microscopic particles of substances when suspended in water or other fluids.
  • adjective. undefined
    • Word Usage
    "This is just like the classic physics observation by Robert Brown of the random walk traveled by pollen particles floating on water, demonstrating random thermal or "brownian" motion."
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    Brownian movement  
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    Brownian movement  
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