solidus
nounUS /ˈsɑlɪdəs/ · UK /ˈsɒlɪdəs/
Etymology From Middle English solidus, from classical Latin solidus (“solid”), see below. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, sou, and xu. In numismatic and weight senses, via medieval Latin solidus (“various coins”), from Late Latin solidus (“a gold coin of the Roman Empire”). In chemical sense, via German Solidus, coined by H.W.B. Roozeboom in his 1899 Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, Stöchiometrie, und Verwandtschaftslehre (XXX, page 387). In typography, from the shilling mark originally being an abbreviation (a long s ⟨ſ⟩), of Medieval Latin solidus meaning shilling.
11 senses
- 1A Roman ~23k gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD…
- 2Its successor Byzantine coins, from the eleventh century…
- 3Synonym of sol or sou: a Carolingian unit of account…
- 4Synonym of soldo: the silver coins of various Italian states.
- 5Synonym of shilling: an English unit of account and…
- 6The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound…
- 7A medieval French weight, 1/20 of the Carolingian pound.
- 8Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, originally (UK) in its use as the…
- 9The formal name of the oblique strikethrough overlay (as…
- 10The division line between the numerator and the…
- 11The line in a phase diagram marking the temperatures and…
› Various medieval and early modern coins or…
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, 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.
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.
Media, Publishing, Typography Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, originally (UK) in its use as the shilling mark and now its formal designation by the ISO and Unicode.
Media, Publishing, Typography The formal name of the oblique strikethrough overlay (as in A̷ and B̸) in Unicode.
Media, Publishing, Typography The division line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, whether horizontal or oblique.
- Synonyms
- nomisma, bezant, hyperpyron, slash and strikethrough
- Derived terms
- reverse solidus, subsolidus
- Related terms
35 terms
argenteus, nummus (1, 40), radiate (1, 200), laureate (1, 500), denarius (1, 1000), miliarense, siliqua (1, 24; a modern term), follis (1, 180), 7200), dinar, semissis, tremissis (1, 3 solidus), pound, pound sterling, libra (20 solidi), penny, 12 solidus), Roman pound, librum (72 solidi), 24 solidus), livre, librum, pound (20 solidi), denarius, denier (1, liquidus, macron, vinculum