Footroom

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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