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

Township leaders hope to add signage, mark unmarked graves and even create a virtual reality experience so visitors can see what the church once looked like. —Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

The package also includes virtual reality training equipment and body cameras that can currently translate up to 50 languages at an active scene. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026

This free event centers around learning science, technology, engineering, arts and math via activities involving DNA, genomics, virtual reality, rockets, robots, drones and slime. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026

But like her namesake, Alis struggles to differentiate between the comfort of virtual reality and the cold reality of her waking life. —Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 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