fiducial
(adjective) based on trust
fiducial
(adjective) used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement; “a fiducial point”
fiduciary, fiducial
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fiducial (comparative more fiducial, superlative most fiducial)
Accepted as a fixed basis of reference.
Based on having trust.
fiducial (plural fiducials)
In manufacturing, a small mark on a circuit board used to align components, a fiducial point.
Source: Wiktionary
Fi*du"cial, a. Etym: [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.
2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial power. Spelman. Fiducial edge (Astron. & Surv.), the straight edge of the alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be drawn.
– Fiducial line or point (Math. & Physics.), a line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated circle or scale used for measurments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
