3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}] 2: used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement; "a fiducial point" 3: based on trust From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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
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