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Brownian motor

Brownian motor noun: a nanoscale or molecular device by which thermally activated processes (chemical reactions) are controlled and used to generate directed motion in space and to do mechanical or electrical work.

Noun

Brownian motor (plural Brownian motors)

  1. A nanoscale or molecular device by which thermally activated processes (chemical reactions) are controlled and used to generate directed motion in space and to do mechanical or electrical work.

Forms of Brownian motor

pluralBrownian motors

Origin of Brownian motor

Coined by Peter Hänggi in 1995, in reference to Brownian motion.

Questions about Brownian motor

What does Brownian motor mean?
Brownian motor means a nanoscale or molecular device by which thermally activated processes (chemical reactions) are controlled and used to generate directed motion in space and to do mechanical or electrical work.
What part of speech is Brownian motor?
Brownian motor is a noun.
What is the plural of Brownian motor?
The plural of Brownian motor is Brownian motors.

Words near Brownian motor in the dictionary

  1. Brownhill
  2. Brownhills
  3. brownian
  4. Brownian motion
  5. Brownian motions
  6. Brownian motor
  7. Brownian motors
  8. Brownian movement
  9. Brownian movements
  10. Brownian noise
  11. Brownian ratchet

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