"soliton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: solitons [plural]
Etymology: From solitary + -on. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|solitary|on}} solitary + -on Head templates: {{en-noun}} soliton (plural solitons)
  1. (physics, mathematics) A solitary wave which retains its permanent structure after interacting with another soliton. Wikipedia link: soliton Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics Synonyms: carrier wave [obsolete], wave of translation Hypernyms: solitary wave Translations (Translations): solitoi (Basque), solitó [masculine] (Catalan), 孤子 (gūzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 孤子波 (gūzǐ bō) (Chinese Mandarin), 孤立子 (gūlìzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 孤立子波 (gūlìzǐ bō) (Chinese Mandarin), solitoni (Finnish), soliton [masculine] (French), Soliton [neuter] (German), solitone [masculine] (Italian), ソリトン (soriton) (Japanese), солитон (soliton) (Kazakh), سولیتون (Persian), سالیتون (Persian), soliton [masculine] (Polish), sóliton [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), solitão [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), солито́н (solitón) [masculine] (Russian), solitón [masculine] (Spanish)

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