Definition of Fiducial

1. Adjective. Relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another). "Fiducial power"

Exact synonyms: Fiduciary
Partainyms: Trust, Trust
Derivative terms: Fiduciary

2. Adjective. Used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement. "A fiducial point"
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Partainyms: Standard

3. Adjective. Based on trust.
Similar to: Trustworthy, Trusty

Definition of Fiducial

1. a. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm.

Definition of Fiducial

1. Adjective. Accepted as a fixed basis of reference. ¹

2. Adjective. Based on having trust. ¹

3. Noun. In manufacturing, a small mark on a circuit board used to align components, a fiducial point. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fiducial

1. based on faith or trust [adj]

Medical Definition of Fiducial

1. 1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm. "Fiducial reliance on the promises of God." 2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial power. Fiducial edge, the straight edge of the alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be drawn. Fiducial line or point, a line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated circle or scale used for measurments. Origin: L. Fiducia trust, confidence; akin to fides faith. See Faith. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiducial

fidgetingly
fidgetings
fidgets
fidgety
fidging
fidia
fidibus
fidibuses
fidicinal
fiding
fidlam ben
fidlam bens
fido
fidos
fids
fiducial (current term)
fiducially
fiducials
fiduciaries
fiduciary
fiduciary duty
fiduciary relation
fie
fiedlerite
fief
fiefdom
fiefdoms
fiefs
field
field-effect transistor

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