Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun soliton

1 sense of soliton

Sense 1
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")
       => traveling wave, travelling wave -- (a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave)