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English noun: solitary wave | |||
| 1. | solitary wave (event) (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate | ||
| Samples | Soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure. | ||
| Synonyms | soliton, soliton wave | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | traveling wave, travelling wave | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
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