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

The kids ran around playing laser tag and checked out virtual reality rooms, we were told. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

Augmented and virtual reality technologies have yet to create meaningful spikes in bandwidth demand. — Shivendra Panwar, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2026

It was sold to music streamer Rhapsody in 2011, then to virtual reality concert app MelodyVR in 2020, and again in 2022 to Hivemind Capital Partners and the cryptocurrency company Algorand. — Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026

Meta’s previous hardware efforts, like co-branded smartphones, smart home devices and virtual reality headsets, have failed to gain traction with consumers. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 June 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