1.
[syn: fiduciary, fiducial]
2. used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement;
- Example: "a fiducial point"
3. based on trust;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fiducial \Fi*du"cial\, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to
fides faith. See Faith.]
1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm.
"Fiducial reliance on the promises of God." --Hammond.
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2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial
power. --Spelman.
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Fiducial edge (Astron. & Surv.), the straight edge of the
alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be
drawn.
Fiducial line or Fiducial point (Math. & Physics.), a
line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated
circle or scale used for measurements.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fiducial
adj 1: relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the
holding of something in trust for another); "a fiduciary
contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power"
[syn: fiduciary, fiducial]
2: used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or
measurement; "a fiducial point"
3: based on trust
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "fiducial":
balanced, convictional, cool, fast, fiduciary, firm,
firm as Gibraltar, imperturbable, in equilibrium, pistic,
predictable, reliable, secure, solid, sound, stable, steadfast,
steady, substantial, unflappable, unflinching, unshakable,
unwavering, well-balanced, without nerves