pedesis

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

• IPA^(key): /pəˈdiːsɪs/
• Rhymes: -iːsɪs

pedesis (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Brownian motion

• “pedesis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• despise