solidus

  1. Noun.  The line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
  2. Noun.  A forward slash or virgule.
  3. Noun.  A late Roman gold coin (after 3rd Century CE); a bezant.
  4. Noun.  (context, chemistry) a line, in a phase diagram, below which a given substance is a stable solid and above which solid and liquid are in equilibrium.

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