| NOUN | event | soliton, 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Example | "soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure" | |
| Synonyms | soliton wave, solitary wave | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | traveling wave, travelling wave | A wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave |
| Spanish | solitón | |
| Catalan | solitó | |
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