virtual reality

noun

: an artificial world that consists of images and sounds created by a computer and that is affected by the actions of a person who is experiencing it

Full Definition of VIRTUAL REALITY

: an artificial environment which is experienced through sensory stimuli (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

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First Known Use of VIRTUAL REALITY

1987

Rhymes with VIRTUAL REALITY

artificiality, confidentiality, consequentiality, constitutionality, homosexuality, hypersexuality, immateriality, individuality, intellectuality, intersexuality, superficiality, territoriality, two-dimensionality, uncongeniality, unconventionality

VIRTUAL REALITY Defined for Kids

virtual reality

noun

Definition of VIRTUAL REALITY for Kids

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