fiducial
Americanadjective
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accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison.
a fiducial point; a fiducial temperature.
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based on or having trust.
fiducial dependence upon God.
adjective
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physics used as a standard of reference or measurement
a fiducial point
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of or based on trust or faith
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law a less common word for fiduciary
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of fiducial
1565–75; < Late Latin fīdūciālis, equivalent to fīdūci ( a ) trust (akin to fīdere to trust) + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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The university's team are also responsible for a set of fiducial markers, objects which give a point of reference to guarantee the cameras are pointing in the right direction.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2015
The church commissioners argued that it was their fiducial responsibility to maximise financial value and not to concern themselves with Hill's social vision.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2012
It gives, in short, the average tint of every unit of area in the picture, measured from the fiducial lines as co-ordinates.
From Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development by Galton, Francis, Sir
It is upon this focusing-screen in the roof that I see the fiducial lines by which I make all the adjustments.
From Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development by Galton, Francis, Sir
In the second part Peregrinus describes first an improved floating compass with fiducial line, a circle graduated with 90 degrees to each quadrant, and provided with movable sights for taking bearings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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