2006-12-08 05:57:09 · 17 answers · asked by Andre 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Stairs are a set of steps. A normal set of interior stairs consists of 13 steps. Eash step is made up of a tread and a riser.
2006-12-08 07:46:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Stairs are usually indoors and go from one floor of a building to another. Some people will say 'a staircase' rather than stairs. Occasionally you do find them outdoors, where streets are on different levels because of hillsides, or leading to the upper floors of a building.
Steps can have several meaning as you can see from the other responses. I think from your question you have in mind steps like a staircase but outside, such as up to a door. However you might also get steps inside on a corridor.
I would say the difference is in the length. I would expect stairs to go higher than steps and to be a narrower width. The Sacre Coeur has a lot of steps leading up to it but Notre Dame has even more stairs leading up to the bell tower.
I hope this helps. It's a good question.
2006-12-08 06:25:34 · answer #2 · answered by leekier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the term steps is a loose definition for an action of movement from one element to another. i.e. step in a application form. stairs is a noun, as in flight of stairs. the term steps is often used in place of stairs as the user of a flight of stairs is making a 'step' in either direction, and a flight of stairs is made up of a series of steps to reach either the top or bottom.
2006-12-12 02:45:10 · answer #3 · answered by howzat117 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stairs are a series or flight of steps. The steps are the individual parts of the collective stairs.
2006-12-08 05:59:53 · answer #4 · answered by Melli 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the difference is there are lots of stairs like in your house and there is step which is only say two or three steps like step ladders
2006-12-08 06:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by shell 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steps sing better- ! A step ladder is open rung, stairs are closed. Could be the answer?
2006-12-08 06:24:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
stairs are inside while steps are outside
2006-12-08 05:58:40 · answer #7 · answered by serephina 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stairs (parts of a staircase) are indoors and provide access from one floor of a building to another floor.
Steps are outdoors and provide access to the entrance and/or exit doors of a building.
2006-12-08 06:07:02 · answer #8 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing that there are fewer steps then stairs.
2006-12-08 06:05:25 · answer #9 · answered by alibrown08 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, they both begin with "S" but stairs has six letters and steps has five.
2006-12-08 06:14:32 · answer #10 · answered by Francis Henry 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋