footprint (noun)

  • 1footprint — ► NOUN ▪ the impression left by a foot or shoe on the ground …

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  • 2footprint — /ˈfʊtprɪnt/ (say footprint) noun 1. a mark left by the foot. 2. an outline of a foot, as found on a soft surface or by paint, dye, etc. 3. the area of the earth s surface covered by a satellite transmission. 4. the area reached by a radio station …

  • 3footprint — foot‧print [ˈfʊtˌprɪnt] noun [countable] COMPUTING the space on the surface of a desk that is filled by a computer: • These PCs have a 50% smaller footprint than previous models. * * * footprint UK US /ˈfʊtprɪnt/ noun [C] ► a measurement of the… …

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  • 4footprint — noun Date: 1552 1. an impression of the foot on a surface 2. a. the area on a surface covered by something < a tire with a wide footprint > < the footprint of a laser beam > b. range of operation (as of a service) < a global footprint > 3. a&#8230; …

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  • 5footprint — noun 1 mark left by a foot ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ muddy, wet … OF FOOTPRINTS ▪ set ▪ a set of footprints in the sand …

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  • 6footprint — noun a) The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow. He is following in his fathers footprints. b) Space required by a piece of equipment. Eg: This computer has a smaller footprint. the footprint of a building …

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  • 7footprint evidence — noun evidence in the form of footprints there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime • Hypernyms: ↑footprint, ↑footmark, ↑step, ↑evidence …

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  • 8footprint — noun 1》 the impression left by a foot or shoe on the ground. 2》 the area in which a broadcast signal can be received. 3》 the area beneath an aircraft or a land vehicle which is affected by its noise or weight. 4》 Computing the space taken up on a …

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  • 9footprint — noun (C) a mark made by a foot or shoe: the footprints of a deer …

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  • 10footprint — UK [ˈfʊtˌprɪnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms footprint : singular footprint plural footprints 1) a) a mark made by a human or animal foot, especially in a soft surface such as earth, snow, or sand a set of footprints in the sand b) a dirty&#8230; …

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