fiducial

3 definitions found

fiducial - 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial
        power. --Spelman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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 measurments.
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fiducial - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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

fiducial - 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