Search Result:solitary wave
Overview of noun solitary_wave
The noun solitary wave has 1 sense
- 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; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate; "soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure")