multitouch

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A form of multi-touch — Of a computer tablet or touch-screen interface, accepting more than one touch at the same time.

OriginEnglish touch ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultitouch (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of multi-touch.
nounmultitouch (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of multi-touch.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishtouch
  7. Englishmultitouch

From multi- + touch.

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APA

multitouch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multitouch

MLA

“multitouch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multitouch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multitouch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multitouch.

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