Meaning Of The Word Brownian movement

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Brownian movement in American English
the constant, random, zigzag movement of small particles dispersed in a fluid medium, caused by collision with molecules of the fluid
noun: 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

Brownian movement in British English
noun: 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

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