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solitón

soliton

noun soh-lee-TOHN Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Coined in 1965 by Zabusky and Kruskal, blending solitary (wave) + -on (particle suffix), adapted into Spanish as solitón.

Usage Note

Solitón is a self-reinforcing, stable wave packet that maintains its shape while propagating — key in nonlinear physics, fibre optics, and certain models of conjugated polymers. The written accent (solitón) marks the stress on the final syllable, following Spanish accentuation rules for words ending in -n. The plural is solitones.

Examples

"El solitón se propaga sin deformarse a lo largo de la fibra."

Natural Translation

The soliton propagates without deforming along the fibre.

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