touch screen

noun

ˈtəch-ˌskrēn 

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

Interior trims range from basic to luxurious, but all feature easy to use controls, physical switches and dials for key functions and one of the auto industry’s best touch screens and infotainment systems. —Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025

Google's software powers a 9-inch HD color touch screen featuring apps like Google Assistant, Google Maps, and Google Play. —PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025

Interior changes include a big touch screen and a configurable instrument cluster with off-road gauges. —Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

Tesla drivers can choose from 80 supercharger stations surrounding the diner and can order food directly from their cars’ touch screens, while audio for the drive-in movie screens is piped into their sound system. —Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for touch screen

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between

Kids Definition

touch screen

noun

: a display screen (as for a computer) on which the user selects options by touching the screen