BROWNIAN MOVEMENT


Meaning of BROWNIAN MOVEMENT in English

n. (also Brownian motion) Physics the erratic random movement of microscopic particles in a liquid, gas, etc., as a result of continuous bombardment from molecules of the surrounding medium.

[ R. Brown, Sc. botanist d. 1858 ]

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