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BROWNIAN MOTION

Dictionary entry overview: What does Brownian motion mean?

• BROWNIAN MOTION (noun)
The noun BROWNIAN MOTION has 1 sense:

1. the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid

Familiarity information: BROWNIAN MOTION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BROWNIAN MOTION (noun)

Sense 1

Brownian motion ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

Brownian motion; Brownian movement; pedesis

Hypernyms ("Brownian motion" is a kind of...):

motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)

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