augmented reality

noun

: an enhanced version of reality created by the use of technology to overlay digital information on an image of something being viewed through a device (such as a smartphone camera)

also : the technology used to create augmented reality

Examples of augmented reality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Smart glasses, like Meta Ray-Bans and Apple Vision Pro devices, overlay augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) directly into a wearer’s real-world visual experience, creating a real-time immersive experience that users value and interact with. —Joel Lamontagne, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Driving the news: The bill, shared first with Axios, would create an advisory panel tasked with devising a plan to apply virtual reality and augmented reality to commercial and personal use. —Maria Curi, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025

Their vibrant booth featured real-time demonstrations, illustrating how their tech enhances accuracy for everything from supply chains to augmented reality gaming. —Sandy Carter, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

Further, the robots have been collecting data, working with Mercedes employees to transfer human knowledge to the robots using teleoperation processes and augmented reality. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for augmented reality

• bisexuality
• collegiality
• conditionality
• congeniality
• conventionality
• conviviality
• dimensionality
• directionality
• emotionality
• essentiality
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• grammaticality

Kids Definition

augmented reality

noun

: an enhanced version of reality created by the use of technology to overlay digital information on an image of something being viewed through a device (as a smartphone camera)

also : the technology used to create augmented reality