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Solitary Wave

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(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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soliton
plural
Solitary Waves
possessive
Solitary Wave's
pluralpossessive
Solitary Waves'

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(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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