solidus
1Origin of solidus
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Other definitions for solidus (2 of 2)
(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.
Origin of solidus
2- Compare liquidus.
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How to use solidus in a sentence
The form scanomodu on the solidus need not be taken into account.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro ChadwickName from solidus and ago, to join, or make whole, in allusion to reputed vulnerary qualities.
Solidipes is from solidus, solid; pes, foot; and is so called because the stem of the plant is solid.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. HardHe shall not have a solidus of my property if he does not give up the woman who is a thorn in the Queen's flesh.
Cleopatra, Complete | Georg EbersThe asterisk is used to indicate illegible letters, and the solidus (/) erasures.
The Last Poems of Ovid | Ovid
British Dictionary definitions for solidus
/ (ˈsɒlɪdəs) /
Origin of solidus
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Scientific definitions for solidus
[ sŏl′ĭ-dəs ]
The maximum temperature at which all components of a mixture (such as an alloy) can be in a solid state. Above the solidus some or all of the mixture will be in a liquid state. See illustration at eutectic. Compare liquidus.
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