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

In March, Meta began laying off employees who worked on its virtual reality efforts. —Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

By collecting lots of hand movement data, the AI could eventually be trained for many tasks such as controlling devices without touch, interacting with virtual reality environments, or even assisting in surgical procedures. —Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. —Mario Aguilar, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026

The last people to reach the moon were Apollo 17's Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans in 1972, who got there in a time before TikTok, virtual reality, iPhones, Wi-Fi or even DVD players existed. —Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 7 Apr. 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