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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOTFALL

footfall  [ˈfʊtˌfɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOTFALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Footfall is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOTFALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Footfall

Footfall is a 1985 science fiction novel written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. It was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1986, and was a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller.

Definition of footfall in the English dictionary

The definition of footfall in the dictionary is the sound of a footstep. Other definition of footfall is the number of visitors to a shop or tourist attraction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOOTFALL


ashfall
ˈæʃˌfɔːl
catfall
ˈkætˌfɔːl
deadfall
ˈdɛdˌfɔːl
downfall
ˈdaʊnˌfɔːl
evenfall
ˈiːvənˌfɔːl
icefall
ˈaɪsˌfɔːl
infall
ˈɪnˌfɔːl
landfall
ˈlændˌfɔːl
nightfall
ˈnaɪtˌfɔːl
outfall
ˈaʊtˌfɔːl
overfall
ˈəʊvəˌfɔːl
pinfall
ˈpɪnˌfɔːl
pitfall
ˈpɪtˌfɔːl
pratfall
ˈprætˌfɔːl
rainfall
ˈreɪnˌfɔːl
shortfall
ˈʃɔːtˌfɔːl
snowfall
ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl
spatfall
ˈspætˌfɔːl
waterfall
ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl
windfall
ˈwɪndˌfɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOTFALL

footballist
footbar
footbath
footboard
footboy
footbreadth
footbridge
footcloth
footdragger
footer
footgear
footguards
foothill
foothold
footie
footing
footings
footle
footler
footless

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOTFALL

acceleration of free fall
backfall
befall
bergfall
chainfall
crossfall
dewfall
fall
flag fall
free fall
jawfall
misfall
onfall
refall
ride for a fall
rock fall
take the fall

Synonyms and antonyms of footfall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «footfall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOTFALL

Find out the translation of footfall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of footfall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «footfall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脚步声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pisada
570 millions of speakers

English

footfall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإقبال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поступь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pisada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পদধ্বনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bruit de pas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tritt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발걸음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mlaku mlaku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng bước đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

footfall
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फूटपाथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayak sesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

suono di un passo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odgłos kroków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поступ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de pasi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάτημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voetval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stegljud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

footfall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of footfall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTFALL»

The term «footfall» is regularly used and occupies the 89.852 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTFALL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «footfall» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «footfall» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about footfall

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOTFALL»

Discover the use of footfall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to footfall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Footfall
Now the conquerors are descending on the American heartland, demanding servile surrender--or death for all humans. "ROUSING . . . THE BEST OF THE GENRE." --The New York Times Book Review From the Paperback edition.
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, 1997
2
Footfall
Snow is falling.
Christine Poulson, 2006
3
Water's Footfall
And it took someone of Kazim Ali's lyrical powers to 'English' Sepehri so that we can hear him today, loud and clear"—Pierre Joris.
Suhrāb Sipihrī, Sohrab Sepehri, 2011
4
Footfall
Brian Turner was appointed New Zealand's fourth Te Mata Estate Poet Laureate in March 2003: The laureateship has a term of 2 years with twin aims of honouring the work of New Zealnd's foremost poets and raising the profile of poetry in the ...
Brian Turner, 2005
5
Primate Origins: Adaptations and Evolution: Adaptations and ...
quadrupedal walking, most nonprimate mammals, such as cats, dogs, or horses, use lateral-sequence (LS) walking gaits in which each hind footfall is followed by the ipsilateral fore footfall. The resulting footfall sequence is then: right hind, ...
Matthew J. Ravosa, Marian Dagosto, 2007
6
A Hinged Heart: Poetry
]ust began as infant fixed in place Without movement or travel of space, Hears the footfall of parent leaving away Out of a room. No control of departure, or clue of return. A child given bed at night and held prisoner To a vault of cloth and leather  ...
Jerry Clark, 2009
7
Topics in Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, ...
Chapter. 19. Validating. Low-Level. Footfall-Induced. Vibration. Predictions. in. Steel. and. Concrete. Structures. Michael J. Wesolowsky, Julia M. Graham, J. Shayne Love, Jon K. Galsworthy, and John C. Swallow Abstract Occupant footfalls are ...
Todd Simmermacher, Scott Cogan, Babak Moaveni, 2013
8
Banking: In Search of Relevance : a New Model for a New Reality
A high proportion of branch footfall – the number of customers visiting the branch – is made up of people carrying out routine transactions such as withdrawing cash and paying in cheques or cash. But the use of cash and (particularly) cheques ...
Graham Flower, Phil Fawcett, Stuart Harle, 2012
9
Climbing and Walking Robots and the Supporting Technologies ...
The corresponding thresholds are denoted rf; e«t and d|,cmp respectively. The leg controllers for footfall, foot lift and support will be described next and they all output a velocity reference for foot I relative to the trunk, i.e. B,,BP,,ref |"B,,BP|,ref B, ...
G. Muscato, Giovanni Muscato, D. Longo, 2003
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Proceedings [of the International Congress of Zoology, 16th, ...
footfall of the hind foot on the same side of the body (l00 c/a, Figure 1). If there Is no lag, the limbs on the same side swing together and the animal is said to be pacing. If the lag is 10 to IS per cent, then, for this gait and the two to follow, the ...
D. C.) International Congress of Zoology (16th : 1963 : Washington, 1963

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOTFALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term footfall is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Return of TJ Hughes bringing 50 new jobs to Walsall « Express & Star
“We do expect TJ Hughes to deliver significantly more footfall than the old Argos store and help us to deliver our strategy for the Saddlers ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
2
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: In tune for profits - from a 99p kazoo to costly …
You'd expect a comparable store to the one in York to yield better results in London because of the increased footfall. 'The company's valuation ... «This is Money, Jul 15»
3
5 storeys, story upon story of child care - The Tribune
PGI is a contradiction. Its care is legendary, the facilities fall short in front of the footfall. What has never diminished is its faith in the capacity of ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Millions pay Bedford town centre a visit | Bedfordshire News
Figures taken in May 2014 and May 2015 show a nine per cent increase in footfall figures in the town, bringing the total number recorded within ... «Bedfordshire News, Jul 15»
5
Yes to Bus Bay, No to Shopping Complex - The New Indian Express
She said the footfall at the shopping complex will only add to the soaring traffic. She said that, though the complex was meant to rehabilitate the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
#heartsafe 15: 7/7 hero Paul Dadge backs E&S defibrillator …
"It's massively important that places like Wolverhampton city centre, with a much bigger footfall of people, have these devices installed. «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
7
Your chance to shape Barrhead's economy | News | Barrhead News
Other examples include organising a Christmas extravaganza, strategies to drive footfall, energy cost reduction, shop front improvements, and ... «Barrhead News, Jul 15»
8
Fore Street trader blames lack of footfall in "desolate" area for shop …
Philip Palmer has blamed dwindling footfall along Fore Street for the upcoming closure of his chilli pepper shop, after making a mere £64 profit ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
9
Footfall up as 1.2 million people visit Bedford in May alone
Figures taken in May 2014 and May 2015 show a nine per cent increase in footfall figures in the town, bringing the total number recorded within ... «Bedfordshire News, Jul 15»
10
Oman- Salalah sees first rain of season hotels expect rise in footfall
(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) With arrival of the first showers of the khareef season in Salalah on Monday hotel operators have said that they are ... «MENAFN.COM, Jul 15»

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