HyperDic: soliton

English > 1 sense of the word soliton:
NOUNeventsoliton, soliton wave, solitary 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
English > soliton: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning(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"
Synonymssoliton wave, solitary wave
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broadertraveling wave, travelling waveA wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave
Spanishsolitón
Catalansolitó

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