sketch pad
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3.2
- noun
- /skɛtʃ pæd/
- Specialized
:
tableta de dibujo
- During the meeting, he sketched the logo concept quickly in the sketch pad app.
Examples
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She saved the session from the sketch pad and exported high-resolution PNG files.
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I bought a new sketch pad for my digital art.
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She opened the sketch pad on her tablet and began drawing landscape ideas.
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Can I use your sketch pad to draw?
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Artists often use a sketch pad app on their tablets to create digital illustrations.
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She opened the sketch pad software to start drawing her latest design idea.
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Using a sketch pad on her phone, he quickly sketched out his thoughts during the meeting.
Synonyms
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3.7
A digital tool on a tablet or computer for drawing
An electronic device or app that lets you put words and pictures on the screen and save them
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'sketch pad' is directly and transparently derived from 'sketch' (a quick drawing) + 'pad' (a stack/surface for writing or drawing), meaning a surface or book used for sketching. Even the digital extension (a virtual sketch pad) is an obvious extension of the physical object, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The digital sense of sketch pad may come from tablet computers called 'pads' and from apps that copy the feeling of drawing on paper, where you use a pen or finger to make quick sketch marks on a flat pad. So it means 'a digital drawing surface or app' that works like a paper sketch pad.