Brownian movement. Small particles suspended in liquid move spontaneously in a random fashion. The motion is caused by unbalanced impacts of molecules on the particle. Brownian motion provided strong circumstantial evidence for the existence of molecules. Found on http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary/b.shtml
Brownian motion or pedesis (from πήδησις /pɛ̌ːdɛːsis/ `leaping`) is the random motion of particles suspended in a fluid (a liquid or a gas) resulting from their collision with the quick atoms or molecules in the gas or liquid. The term `Brownian motion` can also refer to the mathematical model used to describe such random movements... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownian_motion
any of various physical phenomena in which some quantity is constantly undergoing small, random fluctuations. It was named for the Scottish botanist ... [10 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/120
The continuous random motion of microscopic particles when suspended in a fluid medium. Brownian motion was first observed (1827) by the British botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858) when studying pollen grains in water. The effect was finally explained in 1905 by Albert Einstein, who realized it was ca... Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/B/Brownian_motion.html
The movement in air of particles of less than 0.1 µm which behave like molecules and move randomly in air. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20474
<chemistry, physics> Random motion of small objects as a result of intermolecular collisions. First described by the 19th Century microscopist, Brown. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Small particles suspended in liquid move spontaneously in a random fashion. The motion is caused by unbalanced impacts of molecules on the particle. Brownian motion provided strong circumstantial evidence for the existence of molecules.Historical Notes1827 Brown discovered Brownian motion.1905 Einstein published papers on Brownian motion, the photo... Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20687