VIRTUAL


Meaning of VIRTUAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ vɜ:(r)tʃuəl ]

1.

You can use virtual to indicate that something is so nearly true that for most purposes it can be regarded as true.

Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played...

...conditions of virtual slavery.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

Virtual objects and activities are generated by a computer to simulate real objects and activities. ( COMPUTING )

This is a virtual shopping centre offering visitors entry to a clutch of well-known e-tailers without going to their different websites.

ADJ : ADJ n

• vir‧tu‧al‧ity

People speculate about virtuality systems, but we’re already working on it.

N-UNCOUNT

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