solidus 1
/sol"i deuhs/ , n. , pl. solidi /-duy'/ .
1. a gold coin of ancient Rome, introduced by Constantine and continued in the Byzantine Empire; bezant.
2. (in medieval Europe) a money of account equal to 12 denarii. Cf. sol 2 .
3. virgule.
[ 1350-1400; ME solidus ( nummus ) a solid (coin), a gold (coin) ]
solidus 2
/sol"i deuhs/ , n. Physical Chem.
(on a graph of temperature versus composition) the curve connecting the temperatures at which a solid solution is in equilibrium with its vapor and with the liquid solution, and therefore connecting melting temperatures of solid solutions. Cf. liquidus .
[ 1900-05; ]