virtual
Meaning of virtual
- 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.
virtual images
- relating to the points at which rays would meet if produced backwards.
- relating to or denoting infinitesimal displacements of a point in a system.
- denoting particles or interactions with extremely short lifetimes and (owing to the uncertainty principle) indefinitely great energies, postulated as intermediates in some processes.
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘possessing certain virtues’): from medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus ‘virtue’, suggested by late Latin virtuosus .
Information about virtual
- It is an adjective.
- Languages in which virtual is used:
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Catalan
GalicianHyphenation of virtual
vir-tual
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- virtual is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
virtual synonyms
Meaning practical:
Meaning existing in fact, though not formally acknowledged as such:
Meaning located a short distance away:
Meaning absolutely necessary; extremely important:
Meaning not directly caused by or resulting from something:
Meaning suggested but not directly expressed; implicit:
Meaning suggested though not directly expressed:
Meaning existing or having taken place but not accepted, recognized, or admitted to:
Meaning understood or implied without being stated:
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Words that rhyme with virtual
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