English Explanatory Dictionary

virtual reality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A computer technology that simulates a real or imagined environment so that the user can interact with it as if physically present.
  2. A text adventure or multi-user dungeon.
  3. Something conjectured which is effectively coming into existence.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɜː(ɹ)tʃuəl ɹiːˈælɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-virtual reality.wav

Word forms

virtual reality virtual realities

Etymology

Calque of French réalité virtuelle. virtual + reality

Synonyms

virch VR

Related words

augmented reality real reality extended reality metaverse 🥽 VR

Derived words

full-dive virtual reality

Translations

Afrikaans: skynwerklikheid Arabic: وَاقِع اِفْتِرَاضِيّ Arabic: حَقِيقَة ظَاهِرِيَّة Armenian: վիրտուալ իրականություն Asturian: realidá virtual Azerbaijani: virtual reallıq Basque: errealitate birtual Belarusian: віртуальная рэальнасць Bengali: অপ্রকৃত বাস্তবতা Bulgarian: виртуална реалност Burmese: အသွင်ယောင် ပကတိ Catalan: realitat virtual Chinese Cantonese: 虛擬實境 /虚拟实境 Chinese Cantonese: 虛擬現實 /虚拟现实 Chinese Mandarin: 虛擬實境 /虚拟实境 Chinese Mandarin: 虛擬現實 /虚拟现实 Corsican: realità virtuale Corsican: rialità virtuale Czech: virtuální realita Dutch: virtual reality Dutch: virtuele werkelijkheid Esperanto: virtuala realo Esperanto: virtuala realeco Estonian: virtuaalreaalsus Finnish: virtuaalitodellisuus French: réalité virtuelle Galician: realidade virtual Georgian: ვირტუალური რეალობა German: virtuelle Realität Greek: εικονική πραγματικότητα Hebrew: מציאות מדומה Hindi: आभासी यथार्थ Hindi: आभासी वास्तविकता Hungarian: virtuális valóság Icelandic: sýndarveruleiki Indonesian: realitas virtual Indonesian: realitas maya Irish: réaltacht fhíorúil Italian: realtà virtuale Japanese: 仮想現実 Japanese: バーチャルリアリティ Japanese: 人工現実感 Kannada: ವರ್ಚುಯಲ್ ರಿಯಾಲಿಟಿ Kazakh: виртуалды шындық Korean: 가상현실 Kyrgyz: виртуалдуу аныктык Latin: realitas virtualis Latvian: virtuālā realitāte Lithuanian: virtuali realybė Macedonian: виртуелна реалност
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