solidus

1. A gold coin of the Roman Empire used in Europe until the 15th century. Also called bezant.
2. Printing. A virgule; a slash.

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

A line on a phase diagram below which a substance is solid.

The highest temperature at which a metal is completely solid.

Solidus is the Latin word for "solid" and can refer to:

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• Solidus (punctuation), the "⁄" grammatical punctuation character, also used in mathematics
  • See also Slash (punctuation)
• solidus (chemistry), a concept in chemistry, materials science, and physics
• solidus (coin), a coin used in Ancient Rome
• Solidus Snake, a character in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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