"solitary wave" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From solitary + wave.",
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      "form": "solitary waves",
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        "A self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave caused by any non-linear effect (found in many physical systems)."
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          "word": "soliton"
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          "reinforcing",
          "reinforcing#Adjective"
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          "pulse",
          "pulse#Noun"
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          "travelling wave",
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          "caused",
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          "non-linear",
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          "effect",
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        "(physics) A self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave caused by any non-linear effect (found in many physical systems)."
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gūbō",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "孤波"
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          "roman": "gūlìbō",
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          "word": "孤立波"
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        {
          "alt": "こりつは",
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          "word": "孤立波"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "solitary wave"
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        "A self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave caused by any non-linear effect (found in many physical systems)."
      ],
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        [
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          "self-",
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          "travelling wave",
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      "roman": "gūbō",
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      "word": "孤波"
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