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Meaning of 'virtual' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Virtual [ a.]
- Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing.
- Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute.

Meaning of 'virtual' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . virtual [ s]
Meaning (1):
- being actually such in almost every respect
Example in sentence:
  • a practical failure;
  • the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
Meaning (2):
- existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
Example in sentence:
  • a virtual dependence on charity;
  • a virtual revolution;
  • virtual reality

Nearby Words:

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