fiducial

[ fi-doo-shuhl, -dyoo- ]

/ fɪˈdu ʃəl, -ˈdyu- /

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.

Origin of fiducial

1565–75; <Late Latin fīdūciālis, equivalent to fīdūci(a) trust (akin to fīdere to trust) + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM fiducial

fi·du·cial·ly, adverbun·fi·du·cial, adjective

Words nearby fiducial

fidelity, fidge, fidget, fidgety, FIDO, fiducial, fiduciary, fiduciary bond, fiduciary issue, fidus Achates, fie

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Example sentences from the Web for fiducial

It is upon this focusing-screen in the roof that I see the fiducial lines by which I make all the adjustments.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development|Francis Galton
Fiducial, fi-dū′shi-al, adj. showing confidence or reliance: of the nature of a trust.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
It gives, in short, the average tint of every unit of area in the picture, measured from the fiducial lines as co-ordinates.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development|Francis Galton
These lines are our fiducial lines, and all colours can be referred to them.
Colour Measurement and Mixture|W. de W. Abney

The cistern should not, however, require adjustment to a zero or fiducial point.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments|Henry Negretti

British Dictionary definitions for fiducial

fiducial

/ (fɪˈdjuːʃɪəl) /

adjective

physics used as a standard of reference or measurementa fiducial point

of or based on trust or faith

law a less common word for fiduciary

Derived forms of fiducial

fiducially, adverb

Word Origin for fiducial

C17: from Late Latin fīdūciālis , from Latin fīdūcia confidence, reliance, from fīdere to trust

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	fiducial
释义	fiducial [ fi-doo-shuhl, -dyoo- ] / fɪˈdu ʃəl, -ˈdyu- / 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. Origin of fiducial 1565–75; <Late Latin fīdūciālis, equivalent to fīdūci(a) trust (akin to fīdere to trust) + -ālis-al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM fiducial fi·du·cial·ly, adverbun·fi·du·cial, adjective Words nearby fiducial fidelity, fidge, fidget, fidgety, FIDO, fiducial, fiduciary, fiduciary bond, fiduciary issue, fidus Achates, fie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fiducial It is upon this focusing-screen in the roof that I see the fiducial lines by which I make all the adjustments. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development\|Francis Galton Fiducial, fi-dū′shi-al, adj. showing confidence or reliance: of the nature of a trust. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various It gives, in short, the average tint of every unit of area in the picture, measured from the fiducial lines as co-ordinates. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development\|Francis Galton These lines are our fiducial lines, and all colours can be referred to them. Colour Measurement and Mixture\|W. de W. Abney The cistern should not, however, require adjustment to a zero or fiducial point. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments\|Henry Negretti British Dictionary definitions for fiducial fiducial / (fɪˈdjuːʃɪəl) / adjective physics used as a standard of reference or measurementa fiducial point of or based on trust or faith law a less common word for fiduciary Derived forms of fiducial fiducially, adverb Word Origin for fiducial C17: from Late Latin fīdūciālis , from Latin fīdūcia confidence, reliance, from fīdere to trust Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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