trace vs footprint

footprint vs trace

trace and footprint both are nouns.

trace is a verb but footprint is not a verb.

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

As nouns, footprint is a hyponym of trace; that is, footprint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trace:

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

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

trace (verb)	footprint (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 trace and footprint

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