touch screen
noun
variants
or touchscreen
: a display screen on which the user selects options (as from a menu) by touching the screen
Examples of touch screen in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Guests order Mixtape items from a touch screen within Neighborly food hall, which allows for mixing and matching dishes across the food hall’s stands.
—
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The group of 17 minerals known as rare earths are used to make smartphones, tablets, speakers, touch screens, wind turbines, solar panels, robotics, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, lasers, electric vehicles, and, yes, the F-35 fighter jet, which uses a huge amount of rare earth minerals.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 June 2025
The digital touch screen makes setting the cooking time and temperature a breeze, while the dishwasher-safe basket saves you time at the sink cleaning up.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
The Echo Show 8 has an 8-inch HD touch screen that’s perfect for streaming videos and video calls.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for touch screen
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The group of 17 minerals known as rare earths are used to make smartphones, tablets, speakers, touch screens, wind turbines, solar panels, robotics, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, lasers, electric vehicles, and, yes, the F-35 fighter jet, which uses a huge amount of rare earth minerals.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 June 2025
The digital touch screen makes setting the cooking time and temperature a breeze, while the dishwasher-safe basket saves you time at the sink cleaning up.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
The Echo Show 8 has an 8-inch HD touch screen that’s perfect for streaming videos and video calls.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for touch screen
Cite this Entry
“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share