Solidus (
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
for "solid") may refer to:
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Solidus (coin)
The ''solidus'' (Latin 'solid'; : ''solidi'') or ''nomisma'' () was a highly pure gold coin issued in the Later Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire. It was introduced in the early 4th century, replacing the aureus, and its weight of about 4 ...
, a Roman coin of nearly solid gold
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Solidus (punctuation)
The slash is a slanting line punctuation mark . It is also known as a stroke, a solidus, a forward slash and several other historical or technical names. Once used as the equivalent of the modern period and comma, the slash is now used to re ...
, or slash, a punctuation mark
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Solidus (chemistry)
While chemically pure materials have a single melting point, chemical mixtures often partially melt at the temperature known as the solidus (''T''S or ''T''sol), and fully melt at the higher liquidus temperature (''T''L or ''T''liq). The solidus ...
, the line on a phase diagram below which a substance is completely solid
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Solidus Snake, a character in ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''
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