Fiducial

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.
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     2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial
        power. --Spelman.
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     {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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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