solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
(noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Source: WordNet® 3.1
virgule (plural virgules)
(typography, obsolete or historical) A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
(typography, dated) A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩, particularly (literature) in its use to mark line breaks within quotes.
(typography, dated) A pipe, ⟨|⟩, particularly (poetry) in its use to mark metrical feet.
• (all): virgula (rare), virgil (UK)
• (scratch comma): See comma
• (caesura mark): See caesura
• (oblique line): See slash
• (vertical line): See pipe
Source: Wiktionary
Vir"gule, n. Etym: [F. virgule, fr. L. virgula, dim. of virga. See Verge a rod.]
Definition: A comma. [R.] In the MSS. of Chaucer, the line is always broken by a cæsura in the middle, which is pointed by a virgule. Hallam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
