Meaning of "virtual" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIRTUAL

From Medieval Latin virtuālis effective, from Latin virtūsvirtue.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VIRTUAL

virtual  [ˈvɜːtʃʊəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRTUAL

Virtual is an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VIRTUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Virtual

Virtual may refer to: ▪ Virtuality, the quality of having the attributes of something without sharing its physical form ▪ Virtual, a 2001 album by Romanian band Animal X ▪ Virtual channel, a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels ▪ Virtual function, a programming function or method whose behaviour can be overridden within an inheriting class by a function with the same signature ▪ Virtual memory, a memory management technique that abstracts the memory address space in a computer, allowing each process to have a dedicated address space. ▪ Virtual particle, a species of particle which has energy and momentum uncertain according to the uncertainty principle. ▪ Virtual, a thoroughbred racehorse ▪ Virtual, a term used by Henri Bergson, Gilles Deleuze and Manuel DeLanda to denote potentiality as being equally real to actuality, but in a different manner. ▪ Virtualization, a computing technique to create representations of computer resources...

Definition of virtual in the English dictionary

The first definition of virtual in the dictionary is having the essence or effect but not the appearance or form of. Other definition of virtual is being, relating to, or involving a virtual image. Virtual is also of or relating to virtual storage.

SYNONYMS OF «VIRTUAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «virtual» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of virtual

essential · implicit · implied · indirect · near · practical · tacit · unacknowledged

TRANSLATION OF VIRTUAL

Find out the translation of virtual to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of virtual from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «virtual» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 虚拟的
• Translator English - Spanish: virtual
• English: virtual
• Translator English - Hindi: आभासी
• Translator English - Arabic: وَاقِعِيّ
• Translator English - Russian: фактический
• Translator English - Portuguese: virtual
• Translator English - Bengali: ভার্চুয়াল
• Translator English - French: virtuel
• Translator English - Malay: Maya
• Translator English - German: fast völlig
• Translator English - Japanese: 実質上の
• Translator English - Korean: 가상의
• Translator English - Javanese: Virtual
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thực sự
• Translator English - Tamil: மெய்நிகர்
• Translator English - Marathi: आभासी
• Translator English - Turkish: sanal
• Translator English - Italian: virtuale
• Translator English - Polish: wirtualny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: фактичний
• Translator English - Romanian: virtual
• Translator English - Greek: εικονικός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: virtuele
• Translator English - Swedish: virtuell
• Translator English - Norwegian: virtuell

10 QUOTES WITH «VIRTUAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word virtual.

1

Diane Ackerman

I'm certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily enjoy and rely on in so many ways. But I worry about our virtual blinders.

2

Damon Albarn

I hope we can keep doing it this way - making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing.

3

Magda Apanowicz

I almost feel like we do live in a world like 'Caprica.' The fact that it's so close to home is why it appeals to me so much. You're making statements about what's going on right now. You take Facebook and Wii and add it together, and that's what the virtual world in 'Caprica' is.

4

Magda Apanowicz

I like that in 'Caprica' the virtual world is a new thing. The parents didn't have that growing up. And it's the same thing about the Internet and all the current technology. It didn't exist like it does now for our parents' generation. Kids aren't relating to their parents anymore, and I just find that so honest.

5

Raymond Arroyo

Friction and misunderstandings often occur when communicating across generations. It gets even more challenging when working across virtual settings.

6

Linwood Barclay

Facebook, from what I can tell, is the virtual equivalent of dropping into the homes of several million people, all of whom say at the same time: 'Hey! Let's set up the slide projector!'

7

John Battelle

Search is now more than a web destination and a few words plugged into a box. Search is a mode, a method of interaction with the physical and virtual worlds. What is Siri but search? What are apps like Yelp or Foursquare, but structured search machines? Search has become embedded into everything and has reached well beyond its web-based roots.

8

Nick Bostrom

Nanotechnology has been moving a little faster than I expected, virtual reality a little slower.

9

Leos Carax

The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not.

10

Leos Carax

I'm not against the virtual world; it's fascinating, but I don't like the way they try to impose it on us. It's a thing imposed by rich countries.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRTUAL»

Discover the use of virtual in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to virtual and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Virtual Realism

In this wide ranging exploration, Michael Heim draws on an incredibly eclectic range of sources, from the lyrics of Jim Morrison, to the wisdom of the Tai Chi masters, to the works of philosophers and writers as varied as Heraclitus, ...

Michael Heim, 1998

Virtual Machines: Versatile Platforms for Systems and Processes

In this text, Smith and Nair take a new approach by examining virtual machines as a unified discipline and pulling together cross-cutting technologies.

James Edward Smith, Ravi Nair, 2005

Virtual reality

Discusses a new interactive computer technology that creates the illusion of being immersed in an artificial world that exists only in the computer, and examines the remarkable future implications of virtual reality technology

Howard Rheingold, 1992

Virtual Ethnography

Christine Hine rejects the postmodernist reading of the Internet as a site for playfulness and the end of authenticity. She argues that the Internet is both a site for cultural formations and a cultural artefact.

Christine Hine, 2000

Designing Virtual Worlds

A comprehensive resource on the principles and techniques of virtual world design and programming covers everything from MUDS to MMOs and MMORPGs, explaining how virtual worlds work, creating games for multiple users, and the underlying ...

Richard A. Bartle, 2004

Virtual Law: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds

If you are one of the many who have read about and heard about virtual worlds but do not really understand what a virtual world is, or even how to use appropriate terminology when discussing them, then this is the book for you.

Benjamin Tyson Duranske, 2008

Parables for the Virtual: Movement, Affect, Sensation

DIVA major theoretical rethinking of intellectual models of embodiment, movement, and sensation./div "It is not enough to describe Massumi's book as a brilliant achievement.

Brian Massumi, 2002

Virtual Teams: Projects, Protocols and Processes

Virtual teams are a new phenomenon and by definition work across time, distance and organizations. This text gathers academic research on real, work-based virtual teams.

David Pauleen, 2004

Emerging Ethical Issues of Life in Virtual Worlds

This volume's goal is to put forward a number of these virtual world ethical issues of which research is only commencing. The developing literature specifically regarding virtual world ethics is a recent phenomenon.

Charles Wankel, Shaun K. Malleck, 2010

The Virtual Dimension: Architecture, Representation, and ...

This collection of interdisciplinary essays addresses the implications of "going virtual" from a variety of cultural and theoretical viewpoints.

John Beckmann, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRTUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term virtual is used in the context of the following news items.

Oculus deploys virtual reality hedgehog to lure filmmakers

In a Beverly Hills mansion on Tuesday, Facebook-owned Oculus rolled out "Henry," a movie that takes advantage of its virtual reality technology to tell the story ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Nokia reveals Ozo, a futuristic new camera for filming virtual reality

Nokia intends for the device, which is now in its preproduction phase, to become the default mode of shooting virtual-reality experiences for Hollywood, the ... «The Verge, Jul 15»

Bits | Big Game Makers Cautious About Virtual Reality at E3

His uncertainty reflects that very few members of the public have had an opportunity to try a modern virtual reality headset for any serious amount of time. «New York Times, Jun 15»

VC Investments Pour Into Virtual Reality Startups, But Payoff Looks …

Virtual reality may be the hot thing in technology today–one of the hot things, anyway–thanks to glitzy products like Facebook-owned Oculus Rift head-mounted ... «Forbes, Jun 15»

Walgreen, insurers push expansion of virtual doctor visits

Walgreen Co. expects to reach about half the country by the end of the year with a new telemedicine service that lets people see doctors for minor ailments ... «ModernHealthcare.com, Jun 15»

Google, GoPro bring virtual reality to the masses with Jump

SAN FRANCISCO—Virtual reality may be a part of your life sooner than you think. Google Thursday announced a series of improvements to its Cardboard ... «USA TODAY, May 15»

GoPro unveils virtual reality camera

The company unveiled a ball-shaped mount that can hold six of its cameras. Those images can then be integrated to appear on virtual reality displays using ... «CNNMoney, May 15»

The return of virtual reality: 'this is as big an opportunity as the internet'

He's talking about virtual reality (VR), the immersive systems that cover your eyes (and ideally ears) and fool your brain into thinking you're somewhere, or even ... «The Guardian, May 15»

3 virtual reality products will dominate our living rooms by this time …

It's crazy but true: Virtual reality will be a real thing in people's homes by this time next year. A couple of months after Sony and Valve/HTC announced release ... «Business Insider, May 15»

GoPro is getting into virtual reality

GoPro announced today that it has agreed to buy Kolor, a French software startup that specializes in creating 360° interactive videos. Soon, videos of ... «Quartz, Apr 15»