English Explanatory Dictionary

Brownian motor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

Brownian motor Brownian motors

Etymology

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

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