solidus

[ sol-i-duhs ]

/ ˈsɒl ɪ dəs /

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noun, plural sol·i·di

[sol-i-dahy]. /ˈsɒl ɪˌdaɪ/.

a gold coin of ancient Rome, introduced by Constantine and continued in the Byzantine Empire; bezant.

(in medieval Europe) a money of account equal to 12 denarii.Compare sol².

virgule.

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Origin of solidus

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin solidus (nummus) a solid (coin), a gold (coin)

Words nearby solidus

solid solution, Solid South, solid-state, solid-state physics, solidungulate, solidus, solifidian, solifluction, solifugid, Solihull, soliloquize

Other definitions for solidus (2 of 2)

solidus²

[ sol-i-duhs ]

/ ˈsɒl ɪ dəs /

noun Physical Chemistry.

(on a graph of temperature versus composition) the curve connecting the temperatures at which a solid solution is in equilibrium with its vapor and with the liquid solution, and therefore connecting melting temperatures of solid solutions.

Compare liquidus.

Origin of solidus

1900–05; <Latin: solid

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use solidus in a sentence

The form scanomodu on the solidus need not be taken into account.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick
Name from solidus and ago, to join, or make whole, in allusion to reputed vulnerary qualities.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Solidipes is from solidus, solid; pes, foot; and is so called because the stem of the plant is solid.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
He shall not have a solidus of my property if he does not give up the woman who is a thorn in the Queen's flesh.
Cleopatra, Complete|Georg Ebers

The asterisk is used to indicate illegible letters, and the solidus (/) erasures.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid

British Dictionary definitions for solidus

solidus

/ (ˈsɒlɪdəs) /

noun plural -di (-ˌdaɪ)

a technical name for slash (def. 12)

a gold coin of the Byzantine empire

Word Origin for solidus

C14: 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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Scientific definitions for solidus

solidus

[ sŏl′ĭ-dəs ]

Plural solidi (sŏl′ĭ-dī′)

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.