Footprint vs Gradation - What's the Difference?
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"