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

Some funding from the IMLS also goes to academic projects, such as using virtual reality to preserve Native American cultural archives or studying how AI chatbots could improve access to university research. —Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025

Today, that includes a mix of classroom work, virtual reality headsets and simulators, as well as work with real equipment on a rail yard. —Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 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

Image An attendee wearing a virtual reality headset for a demonstration in a Volvo electric car. —Loren Elliott, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for virtual reality

• abnormality
• cardinality
• commonality
• communality
• cordiality
• corporeality
• criminality
• criticality
• functionality
• generality
• geniality
• hospitality

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