solitary wave
NOUN
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S
solitary wave is a valid 13-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does solitary wave mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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(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.
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