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fiducial
[ fi-doo-shuhl, -dyoo- ]
adjective
- accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison:
a fiducial point; a fiducial temperature.
- based on or having trust:
fiducial dependence upon God.
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Derived Forms
- fiˈducially, adverb
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Other Words From
- fi·ducial·ly adverb
- unfi·ducial adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fiducial1
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Example Sentences
The cistern should not, however, require adjustment to a zero or fiducial point.
When the mouth is adjusted to the lower fiducial line, the scale is exact.
It gives, in short, the average tint of every unit of area in the picture, measured from the fiducial lines as co-ordinates.
It is upon this focusing-screen in the roof that I see the fiducial lines by which I make all the adjustments.
As regards the fiducial lines, they might be drawn on the glass screen; but black lines are not, I find, the best.
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