solidus
Various medieval and early modern coins or units of accountVarious medieval and early modern coins or units of account: A Roman ~23k gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD 301 and called by that name, but reissued at a slightly lower weight by Constantine I.
Meaning
11 sensesVarious medieval and early modern coins or units of account
(historical)A Roman ~23k gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD 301 and called by that name, but reissued at a slightly lower weight by Constantine I.
(historical)Its successor Byzantine coins, from the eleventh century onward of progressively debased weight and purity.
(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.
Solidus
со́лидsólid
(historical)A medieval French weight, 1/20 of the Carolingian pound.
Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, originally (UK) in its use as the shilling mark and now its formal designation by the ISO and Unicode.
The formal name of the oblique strikethrough overlay (as in A̷ and B̸) in Unicode.
The division line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, whether horizontal or oblique.
The line in a phase diagram marking the temperatures and pressures below which a given substance is a stable solid.
Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account
(historical, obsolete)Synonym of sol or sou: a Carolingian unit of account equivalent to a solidus of silver.
(historical, obsolete)Synonym of soldo: the silver coins of various Italian states.
(historical, obsolete)Synonym of shilling: an English unit of account and, following the Tudor dynasty, silver coin.
- a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
- a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English solidus, from classical Latin solidus (“solid”), see below. Doublet ofFrom Middle English solidus, from classical Latin solidus (“solid”), see below. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, sou, and xu.
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Forms
plural: solidi / solidusesSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular