virtual
adjective
1. being actually such in almost every respect
- the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
Similar word(s): realistic, practical
2. existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
- a virtual dependence on charity
- a virtual revolution
- virtual reality
Similar word(s): essential
Sentences with virtual as an adjective:
- In fact a defeat on the battlefield, Tet was a virtual victory for the North, owing to its effect on public opinion.
- Virtual addressing allows applications to believe that there is much more physical memory than actually exists.
- The angry peasants were a virtual army as they attacked the castle.
- The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction.
- a virtual assistant; a virtual personal trainer
noun
1. (computing) In C++, a virtual member function of a class.