Brownian movement
ni noun Physics.
the irregular motion of small particles suspended in a liquid or a gas, caused by the bombardment of the particles by molecules of the medium: first observed by Robert Brown in 1827.
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| —n | |
| random movement of microscopic particles suspended in a fluid, caused by bombardment of the particles by molecules of the fluid. First observed in 1827, it provided strong evidence in support of the kinetic theory of molecules | |
| [C19: named after Robert | |
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Brownian movement
1871, for Scottish scientist Dr. Robert Brown (1773-1858), who first described it.
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