adj
Meaning 1
Accepted as a fixed basis of reference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Rulers and coins make good fiducial markers in photographs.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fiducial
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /f(a)ɪˈdjuːʃ(ɪ)əl/
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UK: /-ˈdʒuː-/
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UK: /-uːs(ɪ)əl/
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US: /fəˈd(j)uːʃəl/
adj
Meaning 2
Based on having trust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 3
In photography, a familiar reference object used to show size or scale, such as a ruler or a coin; a fiducial marker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
In manufacturing, a small mark on a circuit board used to align components; a fiducial point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 5
used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a fiducial point
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adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a fiduciary contract
- in a fiduciary capacity
- fiducial power
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fiduciary
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
based on trust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
From Late Latin fīdūciālis, from fīdūcia (“trust, reliance”) + -ālis, from fīdō (“to trust”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: fiduciaire — accepted as a fixed basis of reference
- German: fiduziell — accepted as a fixed basis of reference
- Hebrew: מְהֵימָן — accepted as a fixed basis of reference
- Russian: базовый (bazovyj) — accepted as a fixed basis of reference
- Russian: реперный (repernyj) — accepted as a fixed basis of reference
- Turkish: miyar birimi türünden — accepted as a fixed basis of reference
- Turkish: ölçü birimi türünden — accepted as a fixed basis of reference
- French: fiduciaire — based on having trust
- Russian: доверительный (doveritelʹnyj) — based on having trust
- Turkish: güvenen — based on having trust
- Turkish: itimat eden — based on having trust