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Brown·i·an motion (brou

The random movement of microscopic particles suspended in a liquid or gas, caused by collisions with molecules of the surrounding medium. Also called Brownian movement.

[After Robert Brown.]

Brownian motion (brou

The random movement of microscopic particles suspended in a liquid or gas, caused by collisions between these particles and the molecules of the liquid or gas. This movement is named for its identifier, Scottish botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858). See also kinetic theory.

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Brownian motion - the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid

Brownian movement, pedesis

motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

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Brownian motion (redirected from Brown movement)

Brownian motion
(redirected from Brown movement)