augmented reality

noun

: an enhanced version of reality created by the use of technology to overlay digital information on an image of something being viewed through a device (such as a smartphone camera)

also : the technology used to create augmented reality

Examples of augmented reality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company’s in-house hardware groups in recent years have endured layoffs, the sale of the HoloLens augmented reality unit and the loss of former Surface chief Panos Panay to rival Amazon.com Inc. More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2025

The rise of virtual reality, augmented reality devices like Apple's Vision Pro, and digital twins—virtual replicas of physical objects used extensively in manufacturing and construction—have placed unprecedented demands on digital content creation. —Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025

The company’s scale provides the financial power and employee talent needed to pursue new growth avenues such as artificial intelligence, the metaverse, and virtual and augmented reality projects. —Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 May 2025

The Reality Labs unit — which is home to the company’s virtual and augmented reality hardware, software, and metaverse platforms — continues to be a financial drag. —Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for augmented reality

• bisexuality
• collegiality
• conditionality
• congeniality
• conventionality
• conviviality
• dimensionality
• directionality
• emotionality
• essentiality
• eventuality
• grammaticality

Kids Definition

augmented reality

noun

: an enhanced version of reality created by the use of technology to overlay digital information on an image of something being viewed through a device (as a smartphone camera)

also : the technology used to create augmented reality