footprint vs trace

trace vs footprint

footprint and trace both are nouns.

footprint is not a verb while trace is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
footprint	Yes	No	No	No
trace	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, trace is a hypernym of footprint; that is, trace is a word with a broader meaning than footprint:

footprint: a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
trace: an indication that something has been present

Other hypernyms of footprint include shadow, tincture, vestige.

footprint (noun)	trace (noun)
the area taken up by some object	a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface	either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important	an indication that something has been present
	a suggestion of some quality
	a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
	a just detectable amount

footprint (verb)	trace (verb)
	follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
	read with difficulty
	make a mark or lines on a surface
	copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
	pursue or chase relentlessly
	to go back over again
	make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
	discover traces of

Difference between footprint and trace

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