Search Result for "brownian_motion":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid;
[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 motion n 1: the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid [syn: Brownian movement, Brownian motion, pedesis]