English noun: footprint |
1. | footprint (communication) a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface |
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| Samples | The police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window.
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| Synonyms | footmark, step |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mark, print |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | footprint evidence |
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2. | footprint (communication) a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important |
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| Samples | The footprints of an earlier civilization.
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| Broader (hypernym) | shadow, tincture, trace, vestige |
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3. | footprint (attribute) the area taken up by some object |
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| Samples | The computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches.
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| Broader (hypernym) | area, expanse, surface area |
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