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Solitary Wave
see synonyms of solitary waveNoun
1. solitary wave, soliton, soliton wave
(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
Example Sentences:'soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.