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

Meta reportedly plans to continue the grand unwinding of its metaverse ambitions by laying off 10% of its 15,000-person Reality Labs division, which is responsible for the company’s virtual reality headsets and Horizon Worlds game. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026

Guests at the Music Center’s Innovation Social – Reflections on Loss, Hope and Renewal on Friday night connected with virtual reality and augmented reality stories documenting personal and environmental stories from the Los Angeles wildfires. —Staff Report, Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026

Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg asked executives to look for budget reductions within the Reality Labs division late last year, including cuts to some of the company’s virtual reality and metaverse products, Bloomberg News previously reported. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026

Prisoners in the Golden State have used virtual reality (VR) headsets to travel the world, practice job interviews, and rehearse everyday life skills, all without leaving the facility, in order to prepare for life beyond bars. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026

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