Definition
In Lucretian physics, a minute swerve or deviation in the path of atoms that allows them to collide and create matter.
Etymology
Latin 'clinamen' from 'clinare' (to lean or incline). The Roman philosopher Lucretius (1st century BCE) borrowed the concept to explain how deterministic atomic motion could produce free will and variety.
Kelly Says
Lucretius imagined atoms falling perfectly straight, then added a tiny random swerve—this 2,000-year-old idea predates quantum uncertainty by centuries and shows how thinkers imagined unpredictability!
Translations
ARالعربية
كلينامين
kli-na-min
BNবাংলা
ক্লিনামেন
klı-na-men
CACatalà
clinamen
kli-na-men
CSČeština
clinamen
kli-na-men
DADansk
clinamen
kli-na-men
DEDeutsch
Clinamen
kli-na-men
ELΕλληνικά
κλινάμεν
kli-na-men
ESEspañol
clinamen
klin-ah-men
FAفارسی
کلاینمن
klı-na-men
FISuomi
clinamen
kli-na-men
FRFrançais
clinamen
klin-a-men
GUGU
કલિનામેન
kali-na-men
HEעברית
קלינמן
kli-na-men
HIहिन्दी
क्लिनामेन
klı-na-men
HUMagyar
clinamen
kli-na-men
IDBahasa Indonesia
clinamen
kli-na-men
ITItaliano
clinamen
kli-na-men
KMKM
គ្លីណាម៉េន
kli-na-men
MRMR
क्लिनामेन
kli-na-men
MSBahasa Melayu
clinamen
kli-na-men
MYမြန်မာ
ကလိနာမန်
ka-li-na-man
NLNederlands
clinamen
kli-na-men
NONorsk
clinamen
kli-na-men
PLPolski
clinamen
kli-na-men
PTPortuguês
clinamen
kli-na-men
RORomână
clinamen
kli-na-men
RUРусский
клинамен
kli-na-men
SVSvenska
clinamen
kli-na-men
SWKiswahili
clinamen
kli-na-men
TAதமிழ்
கிளினாமேன்
ki-la-men
TEతెలుగు
క్లినామెన్
kli-na-men
THไทย
คลินาเมน
klı-na-men
TRTürkçe
clinamen
klin-a-men
UKУкраїнська
клінамен
kli-na-men
URاردو
کِلنِمین
kli-na-min
VITiếng Việt
clinamen
klı-na-men