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soliton vs traveling wave

traveling wave vs soliton

soliton and traveling wave both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
soliton Yes No No No
traveling wave Yes No No No
As nouns, traveling wave is a hypernym of soliton; that is, traveling wave is a word with a broader meaning than soliton:
  • soliton: (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 soliton include travelling wave.
soliton (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 soliton and traveling wave

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