what does soliton mean?

SOLITON as NOUN

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
Synonym(s)
- solitary wave (what does solitary wave mean?)
- soliton wave (what does soliton wave mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- soliton wav
Hypernyms(s) soliton is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- traveling wave (what does traveling wave mean?)