pedetic
/pɪˈdɛtɪk/Science. Now rare
adjective
Of or relating to Brownian motion (pedesis).
- pedetic motion noun also pedetic movement Brownian motion..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in William Jevons (1835–1882), economist and philosopher of science. From ancient Greek πηδητικός springing, leaping, apparently (although attested earlier) from Hellenistic Greek πηδητής dancer + -ικός.