Solidus

Word SOLIDUS
Character 7
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈsɒlɪdəs/

Definitions and meanings of "Solidus"

What do we mean by solidus?

A gold coin of the Roman Empire used in Europe until the 1400s. noun

A virgule; a slash. noun

The maximum temperature at which all components of a mixture, such as an alloy, can be in a solid state. noun

A gold coin introduced by Constantine the Great to take the place of the aureus, previously the chief coin of the Roman currency. noun

A sign (/) used to denote the English shilling, representing the old lengthened form of s., as in 2/6, for 2 s. 6 d. noun

The line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction. noun

A forward slash or virgule. noun

A late Roman gold coin (after 3rd Century CE); a bezant. noun

A line, in a phase diagram, below which a given substance is a stable solid and above which solid and liquid are in equilibrium noun

A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages noun

A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information noun

A slashing action or motion, particularly:

A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:

Something resembling such a mark, particularly:

The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.

Slash fiction.

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The word "solidus" in example sentences

It is less often remembered that he built a third pillar, almost as important as the other two: he issued a new gold coin, called the solidus in Latin and the nomisma in Greek, which remained the basis of Byzantine coinage for 700 years. ❋ Superversive (2010)

It's similar to but not the same as the solidus, which is the diagonal line in a fraction. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Charlemagne and later the solidus was the equivalent in value of twelve denarii. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The earlier denarius, worth about eightpence, clearly will not do; and the matter is made more difficult by the fact that Cassiodorus is talking about the ancients (veteres), whereas the solidus was a comparatively modern coin. ❋ Senator Cassiodorus (1872)

I agree with you solidus, that is perhaps the most frustrating thing about iTunes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And I would say that the British pound "knit" the world economy together long before the birth of Ben Bernanke, while the golden solidus of ancient Byzantium circulated as global money ages before the reign of Queen Victoria. ❋ James Grant (2011)

The excellence of Byzantine administration—hardly Byzantine at all by our usage—is nowhere clearer than in the power of the Byzantine standard gold coin, the solidus known as the bezant in medieval Europe. ❋ Judith Herrin (2011)

A virgule is closer to the vertical than a solidus, but usually one has to see them side by side in the same typeface to know the difference. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In VIM you can input the solidus by typing Ctrl+V, u, 2044 in command mode. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The relationship between infectivity of Schistocephalus solidus Cestoda and anti-predator behavior of its intermediate host, the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

The abbreviation for the old penny was d, standing for the Latin denarius, just as s stood not for shilling but solidus, and £ for libra. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So, since replacement of the slash is required in filenames, we can keep the visual nature of the forward slash by using the typographic solidus character as a replacement, which in unicode is called ‘SOLIDUS’ U+002F. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Phenotypic manipulation by the cestode parasite Schistocephalus solidus of its intermediate host, Gasterosteus aculeatus, the threespine stickleback. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

Its center is mounted with a double solidus gold coin representing Constantine crowned as emperor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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