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 tank features an unmanned turret, advanced radar, a protection system and augmented reality technology, according to the state-run newspaper China Daily. —Nbc News, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2025

Hand-eye coordination Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., wears Orion augmented reality glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025

Imagine a future where virtual and augmented reality, immersive media, and simulation labs are used to deepen understanding and spark engagement. —Scott Pulsipher, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

In a LinkedIn post, Farley called for speeding up permitting processes, increasing spending on vocational training, leveraging robotics and augmented reality to help with these spaces and suggested an AmeriCorps-type program for these roles. —Breana Noble, Boston Herald, 13 July 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