Footprint vs Gradation - What's the Difference?

Footprint

Gradation

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
  • the area taken up by some object
  • a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
Definition as Noun
  • a degree of ablaut
  • the act of arranging in grades
  • relative position in a graded series

Examples

  • "the footprints of an earlier civilization"
  • "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"
  • "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
  • "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

Parts of Speech

Noun
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