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solitary wave

noun

Etymology

From solitary + wave.

  1. derived from *webʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *wabōną✻
  3. inherited from *wabōn✻
  4. inherited from wafian
  5. inherited from waven
  6. compounded as solitary wave — “solitary + wave”

Definitions

  1. A self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave caused by any non-linear effect (found in…

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

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