Footroom
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Space for a person's feet, especially while seated. uncountable
"Drivers say there's insufficient footroom; the brake and accelerator pedals are mounted too close to each other; narrow, poorly cushioned seats lack sufficient thigh support; […]"
- 2 Extra bandwidth for lower-than-expected values. uncountable
"[…] the difference between signal-to-noise ratio and overload reserve (headroom) as well as noise (safety) margin (footroom)."
Example
More examples"Drivers say there's insufficient footroom; the brake and accelerator pedals are mounted too close to each other; narrow, poorly cushioned seats lack sufficient thigh support; […]"
Etymology
From foot + room.
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