footprint

[US]/ˈfʊtprɪnt/
[UK]/ˈfʊtprɪnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. impression left by a foot, especially on soft ground; mark left on the floor by a foot or shoe (in buildings or equipment, especially computers)

Phrases & Collocations

carbon footprint

ecological footprint

Example Sentences

footprints in the snow

the footprint of a microcomputer; the footprint of a communications satellite.

distinct footprints in the mud

He left footprints behind him on the sand.

footprints found near the murder scene

footprints left in the hard dried mud

My footprints are just marks on the sandbeach, fading away with the ebb and flow.

He squatted down beside the footprints and examined them closely.

Most believe the footprints are nothing more than ordinary animal tracks, which had been made larger as they melted and refroze in the snow.

Ecological footprinting is an accounting tool that represents the environmental impacts of a process or person’s lifestyle as an area of land.

Current paleoecological studies strongly rely on fossil relics such as footprint, moulage, reliquiae, bone and other materials, but these materials are difficult rarely available and to be preserved.

Carbon footprinting, the study of how much carbon dioxide is released in the process of producing, consuming and disposing of a product, is all about the specifics.

Real-world Examples

The bigger your carbon footprint the bigger your moral duty.

Source: United Nations Youth Speech

Who cares? It's time to downsize, minimize my carbon footprint.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

But he might have depicted the footprints more graphically.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The app suddenly had a substantial footprint in the U.S.

Source: Business Weekly

Imagine a traditional city and consolidating its footprint.

Source: Listening Digest

We know this because they left actual footprints.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Check out these footprints. Pretty deep in there.

Source: English little tyrant

There is no American footprint here.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

It also adds to the oil's climate footprint.

Source: The Economist - Technology

As our population increases, our ecological footprint will follow.

Source: Koranos Animation Science Popularization

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