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

Holton shared her long-dormant idea of creating a virtual reality simulator to teach women how to detect abnormalities in their breast tissue, and one UConn professor expressed interest. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025

Stanford’s Rodriguez is currently testing a virtual reality intervention. —Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025

Plus, in the wider entertainment world, the immersive trend is now so ubiquitous — from virtual reality riffs on Van Gogh’s paintings to renderings of Mozart’s world generated by artificial intelligence — that the word has almost lost all meaning. —Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025

Call invested in an Oculus virtual reality headset and went to work on remaking his game. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 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