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Brownian.

Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɹaʊni.ən/General-American
  1. Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.

  2. Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water. Pertaining to motion caused by the random vibration of molecules (Brownian motion).

  3. Of or relating to Capability Brown (Lancelot Brown, 1716?–1783), English landscape architect.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Brown Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Brownian From Brown + -ian.

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