"Brownian" meaning in English

See Brownian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹaʊni.ən/ [General-American] Forms: more Brownian [comparative], most Brownian [superlative]
Etymology: From Brown + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Brown|ian}} Brown + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Brownian (comparative more Brownian, superlative most Brownian)
  1. Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.
    Sense id: en-Brownian-en-adj-p~SnWd9j Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 21 42 37
  2. Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.
    (physics) Pertaining to motion caused by the random vibration of molecules (Brownian motion).
    Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: brownian Derived forms: Brownian motion, Brownian motor, Brownian movement, Brownian ratchet Related terms: Brownite, Brunonian
    Sense id: en-Brownian-en-adj-ZIewGO-K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 50 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 21 42 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 50 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 68 11 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. Of or relating to Capability Brown (Lancelot Brown, 1716?–1783), English landscape architect.
    Sense id: en-Brownian-en-adj-pQlWCf2R Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 21 42 37

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Brown",
        "3": "ian"
      },
      "expansion": "Brown + -ian",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Brown + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more Brownian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Brownian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Brownian (comparative more Brownian, superlative most Brownian)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 42 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water."
      ],
      "id": "en-Brownian-en-adj-p~SnWd9j"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Physics",
          "orig": "en:Physics",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 50 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 42 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 50 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 68 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 3",
          "word": "Brownian motion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 3",
          "word": "Brownian motor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 3",
          "word": "Brownian movement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 3",
          "word": "Brownian ratchet"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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)."
      ],
      "id": "en-Brownian-en-adj-ZIewGO-K",
      "links": [
        [
          "physics",
          "physics"
        ],
        [
          "Brownian motion",
          "Brownian motion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.",
        "(physics) Pertaining to motion caused by the random vibration of molecules (Brownian motion)."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 3",
          "word": "Brownite"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 3",
          "word": "Brunonian"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "15 80 5",
          "word": "brownian"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 42 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or relating to Capability Brown (Lancelot Brown, 1716?–1783), English landscape architect."
      ],
      "id": "en-Brownian-en-adj-pQlWCf2R"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹaʊni.ən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Brownian"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English eponyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -ian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Brownian motion"
    },
    {
      "word": "Brownian motor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Brownian movement"
    },
    {
      "word": "Brownian ratchet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Brown",
        "3": "ian"
      },
      "expansion": "Brown + -ian",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Brown + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more Brownian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Brownian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Brownian (comparative more Brownian, superlative most Brownian)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Brownite"
    },
    {
      "word": "Brunonian"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Physics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "physics",
          "physics"
        ],
        [
          "Brownian motion",
          "Brownian motion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.",
        "(physics) Pertaining to motion caused by the random vibration of molecules (Brownian motion)."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of or relating to Capability Brown (Lancelot Brown, 1716?–1783), English landscape architect."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹaʊni.ən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "brownian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Brownian"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Brownian meaning in English (1.8kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.