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   Vir·tu·al

   /ˈvərCH(əw)əl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition: "the virtual absence of border controls"
   • ▪ not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so: "a virtual computer"
   • ▪ carried out, accessed, or stored by means of a computer, especially over a network: "a virtual library"
   • ▪ relating to the points at which rays would meet if produced backward.
   • ▪ denoting particles or interactions with extremely short lifetimes and (owing to the uncertainty principle) indefinitely great energies, postulated as intermediates in some processes.

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘possessing certain virtues’): from medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus ‘virtue’, suggested by late Latin virtuosus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. virtuality noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › virtualVirtual Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of VIRTUAL is being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted. How to use virtual in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVIRTUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VIRTUAL definition: 1. almost a particular thing or quality: 2. created by computer technology and appearing to exist…. Learn more.

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   Virtual definition: being as specified in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such. See examples of VIRTUAL used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › virtualVIRTUAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   VIRTUAL meaning: 1. almost a particular thing or quality: 2. created by computer technology and appearing to exist…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › virtualVirtual - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The adjective virtual is used to describe something that exists in essence but not in actuality. You may have made a virtual friend on an online gaming site, but don't expect that person to meet you for coffee.

7. www.yourdictionary.com › virtualVirtual Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Virtual definition: Existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact, form, or name.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › virtualVIRTUAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   VIRTUAL definition: 1. almost a particular thing or quality: 2. used to describe something that can be done or seen…. Learn more.