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FIDUCIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fiducial mean? 

FIDUCIAL (adjective)
  The adjective FIDUCIAL has 3 senses:

1. relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)play

2. used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurementplay

3. based on trustplay

  Familiarity information: FIDUCIAL used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


FIDUCIAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

fiducial; fiduciary

Context example:

fiducial power

Pertainym:

trust (something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary))


Sense 2

Meaning:

Used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a fiducial point

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Pertainym:

standard (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Based on trust

Similar:

trustworthy; trusty (worthy of trust or belief)


 Context examples 


Also called gold fiducial marker seeds, gold fiducial markers, and gold seeds.

(Gold-seed fiducial markers, NCI Dictionary)

Also called gold fiducial marker seeds, gold fiducial markers, and gold-seed fiducial markers.

(Gold seeds, NCI Dictionary)

Also called gold fiducial marker seeds, gold seeds, and gold-seed fiducial markers.

(Gold fiducial markers, NCI Dictionary)

Also called gold fiducial markers, gold seeds, and gold-seed fiducial markers.

(Gold fiducial marker seeds, NCI Dictionary)



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