Virtual Definition
Pronunciation: /ˈvəːtjʊəl/
adjective
- almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition:the virtual absence of border controls
- Computingnot physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so:virtual images See also virtual reality
- Opticsrelating to the points at which rays would meet if produced backwards.
- Mechanicsrelating to or denoting infinitesimal displacements of a point in a system.
- Physicsdenoting particles or interactions with extremely short lifetimes and (owing to the uncertainty principle) indefinitely great energies, postulated as intermediates in some processes.
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Synonyms: basic, constructive, essential, fundamental, implicit, implied, in all but name, in conduct, in effect, in practice, indirect, potential, practical, pragmatic, tacit, unacknowledged
Antonyms: actual, authentic, real
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