solidus

noun

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

noun

A virgule; a slash.

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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.

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

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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