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 report said executives have considered cutting as much as 30% of the division's budget, and that the cuts could include job losses that would likely impact Meta's virtual reality unit. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025

The company initially set a goal of 500,000 monthly active users in Horizons Worlds, a virtual reality space, by the end of 2022. —Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025

Augmented and virtual reality provide immersive environments for visual problem-solving. —Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025

As winter approaches, virtual reality is being used to help train drivers to navigate dangerous weather, especially snow squalls. —Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025

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