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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (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: "soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure"
[syn: soliton, soliton wave, solitary wave]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

solitary wave n 1: (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; "soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure" [syn: soliton, soliton wave, solitary wave]