WordCmp.com

solitary wave vs traveling wave

traveling wave vs solitary wave

solitary wave and traveling wave both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
solitary wave Yes No No No
traveling wave Yes No No No
As nouns, traveling wave is a hypernym of solitary wave; that is, traveling wave is a word with a broader meaning than solitary wave:
  • solitary wave: (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate
  • traveling wave: a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave
Other hypernyms of solitary wave include travelling wave.
solitary wave (noun) traveling wave (noun)
(physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave
Difference between solitary wave and traveling wave

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.