solitary wave

English

Etymology

From solitary +‎ wave.

Noun

solitary wave (plural solitary waves)

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

Hyponyms

• soliton

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 孤波 (gūbō), 孤立波 (zh) (gūlìbō)

• Japanese: 孤立波 (こりつは, koritsuha)