augmented reality
/ɔːɡˌmɛntɪd ɹiːˈælɪti/US/ɔɡˌmɛntəd ɹiˈæləti/
augmented reality noun: the merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image in real time.
Noun
augmented reality (countable and uncountable, plural augmented realities)
- The merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image in real time.
- Near-synonyms: MR, mixed reality, hybrid reality, XR, extended reality, spatial computing, CPS, cyber-physical system, metaverse
- Augmented Reality enhances a user's perception of and interaction with the real world. The virtual objects display information that the user cannot directly detect with his own senses.1997 August, Ronald T. Azuma, “A Survey of Augmented Reality”, in Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, volume 6, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 355–385
- Synonyms:
- MR, mixed reality, hybrid reality, XR, extended reality, spatial computing, CPS, w:cyber-physical system, metaverse
augmented reality meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Arabic and Malay
augmented reality in Hindi
- merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- संवर्धित वास्तविकता samvardhit vāstaviktā
augmented reality in Malayalam
- കല്പിതപ്രതീതി, പ്രതീതിസാക്ഷാത്കാരം, യാഥാ൪ത്ഥ്യസാക്ഷാത്കാരം, പ്രതീതിയാഥാ൪ത്ഥ്യം, നി൪മ്മിതയാഥാ൪ത്ഥ്യം, സൃഷ്ടിതയാഥാ൪ത്ഥ്യം
augmented reality in Arabic
- merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- الواقع المعزز
augmented reality in Malay
- merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- realiti terimbuh
More languagesFewer languages
- augmented reality in Indonesian
- realitas tertambah
Synonyms of augmented reality
- MR
- mixed reality
- hybrid reality
- XR
- extended reality
- spatial computing
- CPS
- w:cyber-physical system
- metaverse
Forms of augmented reality
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Questions about augmented reality
- What does augmented reality mean?
- Augmented reality means the merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image in real time.
- What is augmented reality in Hindi?
- Augmented reality in Hindi is संवर्धित वास्तविकता (samvardhit vāstaviktā). See Augmented reality meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is augmented reality?
- Augmented reality is a noun.
- How do you pronounce augmented reality?
- Augmented reality is pronounced /ɔːɡˌmɛntɪd ɹiːˈælɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of augmented reality?
- The plural of augmented reality is augmented realities.
Words near augmented reality in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: augmented reality (page history and authors); Augmented Reality (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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