solidus
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsɒlɪdəs/
solidus (plural solidi)
- (historical) Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account, particularly:
- A Roman ~23k gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD 301.
- Its successor Byzantine coins, from the eleventh century onward of progressively debased weight and purity.
- (obsolete) Synonym of sol#English|sol or sou: a Carolingian unit of account equivalent to a solidus of silver.
- (obsolete) Synonym of soldo#English|soldo: the silver coins of various Italian states.
- (obsolete) Synonym of shilling#English|shilling: an English unit of account and, following the Tudor dynasty, silver coin.
- (historical) The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.
(historical) A medieval French weight, 1/20 of the Carolingian pound. - (typography) Synonym of slash#English|slash ⟨/⟩, originally (UK) in its use as the shilling mark and now its formal designation by the ISO and Unicode.
- (typography) The formal name of the oblique strikethrough overlay (as in A̷ and B̸) in Unicode.
- (typography) The division line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, whether horizontal or oblique.
- (chemistry, physics) The line in a phase diagram marking the temperatures and pressures below which a given substance is a stable solid.
- (Roman coin) nomisma, bezant (in Greek and Byzantine contexts)
- (debased Byzantine successors) nomisma, hyperpyron, bezant
- (typographic symbols) See slash and strikethrough
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