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traveling wave vs solitary wave

solitary wave vs traveling wave

traveling wave and solitary wave both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
traveling wave Yes No No No
solitary wave Yes No No No
As nouns, solitary wave is a hyponym of traveling wave; that is, solitary wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than traveling wave:
  • traveling wave: a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the 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
Other hyponyms of traveling wave include soliton, soliton wave.
traveling wave (noun) solitary wave (noun)
a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the 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
Difference between traveling wave and solitary wave

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