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As the Internet of things advances, the very notion of a clear dividing line between reality and virtual reality becomes blurred, sometimes in creative ways.
Geoff Mulgan

Meaning of "virtual reality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY

virtual reality play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRTUAL REALITY

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Virtual reality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIRTUAL REALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

virtual reality

Virtual reality

Virtual reality, sometimes referred to as immersive multimedia, is a computer-simulated environment that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world or imagined worlds. Virtual reality could recreate sensory experiences, including virtual taste, sight, smell, sound, touch, etc. Most current virtual reality environments are primarily visual experiences, displayed either on a computer screen or through special stereoscopic displays, but some simulations include additional sensory information, such as sound through speakers or headphones. Some advanced, haptic systems now include tactile information, generally known as force feedback in medical, gaming and military applications. Furthermore, virtual reality covers remote communication environments which provide virtual presence of users with the concepts of telepresence and telexistence or a virtual artifact either through the use of standard input devices such as a keyboard and mouse, or through multimodal devices such as a wired glove, the Polhemus, and omnidirectional treadmills.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIRTUAL REALITY

virtu
virtual
virtual human
virtual image
virtual memory
virtual storage
virtualise
virtualism
virtualist
virtuality
virtualize
virtually
virtue
virtueless
virtues
virtuosa
virtuose
virtuosi
virtuosic
virtuosity

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIRTUAL REALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
confidentiality
equality
functionality
homosexuality
hospitality
in reality
inequality
locality
mortality
municipality
nationality
originality
personality
quality
reality
sexuality
speciality
spirituality

Synonyms and antonyms of virtual reality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «virtual reality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY

Find out the translation of virtual reality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of virtual reality 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 reality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚拟现实
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

realidad virtual
570 millions of speakers

English

virtual reality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आभासी वास्तविकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَاقِعٌ اِفْتِرَاضِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

виртуальная реальность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

realidade virtual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভার্চুয়াল বাস্তবতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réalité virtuelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

realiti maya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

virtuelle Realität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バーチャルリアリティー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가상 현실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Virtual kasunyatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực tế ảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெய்நிகர் உண்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आभासी वास्तव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sanal gerçeklik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

realtà virtuale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wirtualna rzeczywistość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віртуальна реальність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

realitate virtuală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εικονική πραγματικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

virtuele realiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

virtuell verklighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

virtuell virkelighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of virtual reality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRTUAL REALITY»

The term «virtual reality» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.338 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRTUAL REALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «virtual reality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «virtual reality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about virtual reality

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7 QUOTES WITH «VIRTUAL REALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word virtual reality.
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Nick Bostrom
Nanotechnology has been moving a little faster than I expected, virtual reality a little slower.
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Thomas Dolby
At the same time, one of the things I noticed was that the moment there was any kind of audio attached to virtual reality, it really improved the experience, even though the audio didn't feel like a sound engineer or composer had been anywhere near it.
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Thomas Dolby
I started looking at small companies that were running a sort of virtual reality cottage industry: I had imagined that I would just put on a helmet and be somewhere else - that's your dream of what it's going to be.
4
John Hench
The park achieved a kind of reality. Like these virtual reality games the children are playing with. I told them we were doing this 40 years ago! Disneyland is virtual reality.
5
Ray Kurzweil
The telephone is virtual reality in that you can meet with someone as if you are together, at least for the auditory sense.
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Geoff Mulgan
As the Internet of things advances, the very notion of a clear dividing line between reality and virtual reality becomes blurred, sometimes in creative ways.
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Steven Pinker
Photography is a kind of virtual reality, and it helps if you can create the illusion of being in an interesting world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRTUAL REALITY»

Discover the use of virtual reality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to virtual reality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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
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Understanding Virtual Reality: Interface, Application, and ...
Exploring the practical applications of virtual reality, both as they currently exist and as they will develop in the next few years, this book begins with a history of information presentation and demonstrates the basic problems that VR ...
William R. Sherman, Alan B. Craig, 2003
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Virtual Reality Technology
The new edition ... is specifically designed for use as a textbook. CD-ROM includes video clips and a laboratory manual with homework and programming assignments in VRML and Java 3D.
Grigore C. Burdea, Philippe Coiffet, 2003
4
The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality
In The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality, Heim considers this and other philosophical issues of the Information Age.
Michael Heim, 1993
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Communication in the Age of Virtual Reality
This volume addresses virtual reality (VR) -- a tantalizing communication medium whose essence challenges our most deeply held notions of what communication is or can be.
Frank Biocca, Mark R. Levy, 1995
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Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the ...
. . The coming explosion of immersive digital technology, combined with recent progress in unlocking how the mind works, will soon revolutionize our lives in ways only science fiction has imagined.
Jim Blascovich, Jeremy Bailenson, 2011
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Developing Virtual Reality Applications: Foundations of ...
In this book, VR developers Alan Craig, William Sherman, and Jeffrey Will examine a comprehensive collection of current,unique, and foundational VR applications in a multitude of fields, such as business, science, medicine, art, ...
Alan B. Craig, William R. Sherman, Jeffrey D. Will, 2009
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Virtual Reality Photography: Creating Panoramic and Object ...
A reference book on the art and techniques of virtual reality photography by one of the pioneers in the field, Scott Highton.The book includes sections on Photography Basics, Panoramic VR Imaging, Object VR Imaging, and Business Practices ...
‎2010
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Becoming Virtual: Reality in the Digital Age
Examines the cultural and social impact of new digital technologies and how bodies, texts, and the economy are made virtual, and argues that the virtual has always been an enduring component of the human
Pierre Lévy, 1998
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Introduction to Virtual Reality
This book takes the lid off Virtual Reality and describes exactly what it is about, without going into the underlying mathematical techniques
John Vince, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRTUAL REALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term virtual reality is used in the context of the following news items.
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With 'Henry,' a cinematic leap into world of virtual reality
On a recent afternoon in sparsely chic offices here, the people making the virtual-reality animated short "Henry" convened to watch footage of their cutting-edge ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
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»
3
How Virtual Reality is Hitting the 'Space Workplace'
Virtual reality tech suffered a blow last month when an experimental Microsoft headset going up to the International Space Station got caught in an explosion. «Discovery News, Jul 15»
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Want A Taste Of Virtual Reality? Step One: Find Some Cardboard
Filmmakers are using virtual reality to make the problems of the developing world seem more ... real. But how can you see their work? You could buy a headset, ... «NPR, Jul 15»
5
Gaming Industry Pushes Virtual Reality, But Content Lags
Video game makers are in Los Angeles this week showing off their latest releases. Along with updates of big franchises like Tomb Raider, game developers are ... «NPR, Jun 15»
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Oculus VR's Jason Rubin talks about the games we'll play in virtual
Jason Rubin's job as the head of studios at Oculus VR is to imagine the kind of games and other apps we'll experience in virtual reality. He has helped line up a ... «VentureBeat, Jun 15»
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The virtual reality revolution, if it's coming at all, starts now
If you pay attention to tech or gaming news, you're going to hear a lot about virtual reality in the next week. Oculus will be officially launching the Rift tomorrow, ... «Gizmag, Jun 15»
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Google's new player lets you make your own virtual reality videos …
Virtual reality has been virtually fiction so far, at least for consumers. At Google's I/O developer conference today, however, the company may have taken another ... «Quartz, May 15»
9
Next Up for GoPro: Virtual Reality and Drones
Virtual reality is becoming the name of every big tech company's game. That includes GoPro, the company that gave extreme sports enthusiasts a camera they ... «TIME, May 15»
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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»

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