"dark soliton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dark solitons [plural]
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  1. (physics) A localized surface soliton that causes a temporary decrease in an associated wave amplitude Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-dark_soliton-en-noun-XaB8QtTm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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