fiducial
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
1Other words from fiducial
- fi·du·cial·ly, adverb
- un·fi·du·cial, adjective
Words Nearby fiducial
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How to use fiducial in a sentence
The cistern should not, however, require adjustment to a zero or fiducial point.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments | Henry NegrettiWhen the mouth is adjusted to the lower fiducial line, the scale is exact.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development | Francis GaltonIt 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 GaltonIt 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 GaltonAs regards the fiducial lines, they might be drawn on the glass screen; but black lines are not, I find, the best.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development | Francis Galton
British Dictionary definitions for fiducial
/ (fɪˈdjuːʃɪəl) /
physics used as a standard of reference or measurement: a fiducial point
of or based on trust or faith
law a less common word for fiduciary
Origin of fiducial
1Derived forms of fiducial
- fiducially, adverb
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