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Vinony

soliton

noun

  1. traveling solitary wave that retains its shape
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English solitary Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English soliton From solitary + -on.

  1. A solitary wave which retains its permanent structure after interacting with another soliton.