fiducial

Meaning

Adj

1. Accepted as a fixed basis of reference.
2. Based on having trust.

Noun

1. In photography, a familiar reference object used to show size or scale, such as a ruler or a coin; a fiducial marker.
2. In manufacturing, a small mark on a circuit board used to align components; a fiducial point.

Synonyms

fiduciary

base

basic

bench mark

cardinal

confidence

confidential

datum

elementary

essential

fundamental

grassroots

no-frills

numeraire

primal

primary

privileged

reference

rudimentary

run-of-the-mill

underlying

vanilla

working

sub-rosa

basal

primary standard

Translations

fiduciaire

güvenen

fiduciario

emniyetle

güvenle

itimat eden

miyar birimi türünden

واثق

ölçü birimi türünden

fiduziell

Etymology

From Late Latin fīdūciālis, from fīdūcia (“trust, reliance”) + -ālis, from fīdō (“I trust”).