virtual reality

noun

: an artificial environment which is experienced through sensory stimuli (such as sights and sounds) provided by a computer and in which one's actions partially determine what happens in the environment

also : the technology used to create or access a virtual reality

Examples of virtual reality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hit the race track with indoor karting Victory Lanes Karting in north Charlotte has an indoor go-kart track (each race is eight minutes long), axe throwing, an arcade, a virtual reality space and bowling. —Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025

Meta has also turned to the UFC within its expanding virtual reality ambitions, airing certain events in VR. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025

Defense and prosecutor lawyers also wore virtual reality headsets during Engler's testimony. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025

People who want to test-drive things in virtual reality before visiting an actual brick-and-mortar, maybe? —Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

virtual reality

noun

: an artificial environment which is experienced through sights and sounds provided by a computer and in which one's actions partly decide what happens in the environment