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pedesis

/pəˈdiːsɪs/

pedesis noun: brownian motion.

Noun

pedesis (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Brownian motion

Origin of pedesis

From Ancient Greek πήδησις (pḗdēsis, “a leaping”) from πηδάω (pēdáō).

Words that rhyme with pedesis

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Questions about pedesis

What does pedesis mean?
Pedesis means brownian motion.
What part of speech is pedesis?
Pedesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce pedesis?
Pedesis is pronounced /pəˈdiːsɪs/.

Words near pedesis in the dictionary

  1. Pedersens
  2. Pederson
  3. Pedersons
  4. pedes
  5. Pedescala
  6. pedesis
  7. pedestal
  8. pedestal coil
  9. pedestal coils
  10. pedestal computer
  11. pedestal computers

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