virtual image

noun

: an image (such as one seen in a plane mirror) formed of points from which divergent rays (as of light) seem to emanate without actually doing so

Examples of virtual image in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The idea is that the images don’t appear as flat, 2D graphics in front of your eyes but that the virtual images now have shape and depth. Lauren Goode, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024 This article explores how professionals can leverage their eyewear choices to enhance their virtual image. Devika Das, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 The device looks like a pair of ski goggles and and its underlying technology lets users overlay virtual images on live videos of the real world. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024 Photo Filters Much of the states’ evidence related to virtual image filters, which users can use to adorn their photos and videos, is redacted because it is based on confidential company information. WIRED, 24 Oct. 2023 One's view of the right lane is never great, which makes passing and merging a bit tricky, and the flat side glass reflects disconcerting full-size virtual images of traffic passing on the opposite side of the vehicle. Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2023 Both the fantasy and the deepfake are essentially virtual images produced by previous data input, only one exists in one’s head, the other on a screen. WIRED, 23 June 2023 New media revenue will also be pursued in the VR, metaverse and virtual image categories. Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 June 2023 Roblox has robust moderation efforts, which include scanning text chat for inappropriate words as well as every virtual image uploaded to the game. Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg.com, 5 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of virtual image was in 1859

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“Virtual image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtual%20image. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

virtual image

noun
: an image (as seen in a plane mirror) formed of virtual foci

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