Brownian \Brown"i*an\, a. Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below. {Brownian movement}, the peculiar, rapid, vibratory movement exhibited by the microscopic particles of substances when suspended in water or other fluids.
Brownian movement n : the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid [syn: {Brownian motion}, {pedesis}]