solidus

sol·i·dus  (sl-ds)

n. pl. sol·i·di (-d)

1. A gold coin of the Roman Empire used in Europe until the 15th century. Also called bezant.

2. Printing A virgule; a slash.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin (nummus) solidus, a solid (sesterce), from Latin solidus, solid; see solid.]

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solidus [ˈsɒlɪdəs]

n pl -di [-ˌdaɪ]

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called diagonal separatrix shilling mark slash stroke virgule a short oblique stroke used in text to separate items of information, such as days, months, and years in dates (18/7/80), alternative words (and/or), numerator from denominator in fractions (55/103), etc.

2. (Historical Terms) a gold coin of the Byzantine empire

[from Late Latin solidus (nummus) a gold coin (from solidus solid); in Medieval Latin, solidus referred to a shilling and was indicated by a long s, which ultimately became the virgule]

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solidus  (sl-ds)

Plural solidi (sl-d)

The maximum temperature at which all components of a mixture (such as an alloy) can be in a solid state. Above the solidus some or all of the mixture will be in a liquid state. See illustration at eutectic. Compare liquidus.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	solidus - a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages bezant, bezzant, byzant coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
	2.	solidus - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information separatrix, virgule, slash, diagonal, stroke punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

Translations

solidus [ˈsɒlɪdəs] N (Typ) → barra f