soliton

See also: Soliton, solitón, and sóliton

English

Etymology

solitary +‎ -on

Noun

soliton (plural solitons)

(physics, mathematics) A self-reinforcing travelling wave or pulse caused by any non-linear effect (found in many physical systems).

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Translations

self-reinforcing travelling wave

Basque: solitoi (eu)
Finnish: solitoni
French: soliton (fr) m
German: Soliton (de) n
Italian: solitone m

Japanese: ソリトン (soriton)
Persian: سولیتون‎, سالیتون‎
Portuguese: sóliton m
Russian: солито́н (ru) m (solitón)
Spanish: solitón (es) m

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