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Detailed Synonyms for solitary wave in English
solitary wave:
solitary wave [the ~] noun
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the 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; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate 1the solitary wave; the soliton; the 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 1