English Explanatory Dictionary

soliton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A solitary wave which retains its permanent structure after interacting with another soliton.

Word forms

soliton solitons

Etymology

From solitary + -on.

Synonyms

carrier wave wave of translation

Derived words

antisoliton autosoliton bisoliton bright soliton dark soliton Davydov soliton hopfion multisoliton nilsoliton peakon solitonic solitonics solitonized supersoliton topological soliton
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