Meanings
comparative more fiducial · superlative most fiducial
plural fiducials
- In photography, a familiar reference object used to show size or scale, such as a ruler or a coin; a fiducial marker.
- In manufacturing, a small mark on a circuit board used to align components; a fiducial point.
- A pattern used in a QR code or similar to aid the electronic reader with determining its alignment.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
adjectivebased on trust
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinfīdūciālis
- Englishfiducial
From Late Latin fīdūciālis, from fīdūcia (“trust, reliance”) + -ālis, from fīdō (“to trust”).
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French fiduciaire, fiduciaire
- fiduciaireaccepted as a fixed basis of reference
- fiduciairebased on having trust
German fiduziell
- fiduziellaccepted as a fixed basis of reference
Hebrew מְהֵימָן
- מְהֵימָןaccepted as a fixed basis of reference
Russian базовый, реперный
- базовый (bazovyj)accepted as a fixed basis of reference
- реперный (repernyj)accepted as a fixed basis of reference
- доверительный (doveritelʹnyj)based on having trust
Turkish miyar birimi türünden, ölçü birimi türünden
- miyar birimi türündenaccepted as a fixed basis of reference
- ölçü birimi türündenaccepted as a fixed basis of reference
- güvenenbased on having trust
- itimat edenbased on having trust
Cite this entry
fiducial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiducial
“fiducial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiducial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiducial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiducial.
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