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virtual [ˈvɜːtʃʊəl] adj
1. having the essence or effect but not the appearance or form of a virtual revolution 2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics being, relating to, or involving a virtual image a virtual focus 3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing of or relating to virtual storage virtual memory 4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) of or relating to a computer technique by which a person, wearing a headset or mask, has the experience of being in an environment created by the computer, and of interacting with and causing changes in it 5. Rare capable of producing an effect through inherent power or virtue 6. (Physics / Atomic Physics) Physics designating or relating to a particle exchanged between other particles that are interacting by a field of force a virtual photon See also exchange force [from Medieval Latin virtuālis effective, from Latin virtūs virtue] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
virtual Translations virtual [ˈvɜːtjʊəl] A. ADJ → real, verdadero he's the virtual star of the show → en realidad or en la práctica, la estrella del espectáculo es él it was a virtual defeat/failure → en realidad fue una derrota/un fracaso virtual [ˈvɜːrtʃuəl] adj (= almost complete) [recluse, prisoner, stranger, collapse, monopoly] → quasi- inv a virtual prisoner → un quasi-prisonnier a virtual stranger → un quasi-étranger it's a virtual impossibility → c'est une quasi-impossibilité to bring sth to a virtual standstill → presque paralyser qch the virtual leader → le leader virtuel (COMPUTING) [world, sex, environment, shopping, tourist] → virtuel(le) virtual adj attr certainty, impossibility → fast völlig; it led to the virtual collapse of the economy → es führte dazu, dass die Wirtschaft so gut wie zusammenbrach; they have a virtual monopoly → sie haben so gut wie das Monopol; to come to a virtual halt or standstill → so gut wie zum Erliegen kommen; she was a virtual prisoner/recluse/stranger → sie war so gut wie eine Gefangene/Einsiedlerin/Fremde; he is the virtual leader → er ist quasi der Führer, praktisch ist er der Führer; it was a virtual admission of guilt → es war praktisch ein Schuldgeständnis; it was a virtual disaster → es war geradezu eine Katastrophe; it was a virtual failure → es war praktisch ein Misserfolg m (Phys) → virtuell virtual [ˈvɜːtjʊəl] adj → effettivo/a, vero/a (Comput, Phys) → virtuale the virtual leader → il capo all'atto pratico the strike led to the virtual closure of the dock → lo sciopero ha praticamente portato alla chiusura del porto it was a virtual defeat → di fatto è stata una sconfitta it's a virtual impossibility → è praticamente impossibile virtual [ˈvɜːtjʊəl] adj → effettivo/a, vero/a (Comput, Phys) → virtuale the virtual leader → il capo all'atto pratico the strike led to the virtual closure of the dock → lo sciopero ha praticamente portato alla chiusura del porto it was a virtual defeat → di fatto è stata una sconfitta it's a virtual impossibility → è praticamente impossibile adj virtual [ˈveː(r)tʃuəl] almost (as described), though not exactly in every way a virtual collapse of the economy. feitlik, wesenlik عَمَلي، فِعْلي фактически praktický reel virtuell εικονικός virtual virtuaalne تقریبی tosiasiallinen quasi-total(e); virtuel/-elle בְּפוֹעַל, לְמַעֲשֶה लगभग वास्तव में नहीं praktički, zbiljski majdnem teljes hampir virtuale 事実上の (명목상으로는 그렇지 않으나) 실질상의 beveik visiškas virtuāls sebenarnya virtueel nesten, så å si pozorny virtual фактический skutočný; možný navidezen skori verklig, faktisk, egentlig โดยแท้จริง uygulamada, gerçekte, olası 幾乎(如所說的) фактичний; дійсний حقيقي جيسا، تقريباً thực sự 事实上的 n virtual ˈreality a computer system that creates an environment that looks real on the screen and in which the person operating the computer can take part. skynrealiteit واقِع فِعلي أو تَقْديري виртуална реалност virtuální realita virtual reality; VR die virtuelle Realität εικονική πραγματικότητα realidad virtual virtuaalreaalsus واقعیت مجازی virtuaalitodellisuus réalité virtuel מְצִיאוּת מְדוּמָה वास्तविकता virtualna realnost virtuális valóság penampilan mendekati kenyataan realtà virtuale 仮想現実 가상 현실 tariamoji/virtualioji tikrovė virtuālā realitāte realiti maya virtual reality virtuell virkelighet, nestenvirkelighet rzeczywistość wirtualna виртуальная реальность virtuálna realita navidezna resničnost virtuelna stvarnost virtuell (datorsimulerad) verklighet สภาวะเสมือนจริงที่จำลองโดยเทคนิคทางคอมพิวเตอร์ sanal gerçeklik 虛擬實境 віртуальна реальність ايک کمپيوٹر نظام جس سے اسکرين پر دکھايا جانے والا ماحول حقيقي نظر آئے thực tế ảo 虚拟现实 virtual → واقعي prakticky faktisk fast völlig εικονικός virtual tosiasiallinen virtuel virtualan virtuale 実質上の 가상의 virtueel virtuell wirtualny virtual фактический virtuell โดยแท้จริง sanal coi như 虚拟的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The result, except in the case of insanity, must for the most part be arbitrary; and insanity, without any formal or express provision, may be safely pronounced to be a virtual disqualification. He had undergone some strange experiences in his absence; he had seen the virtual Faustina in the literal Cornelia, a spiritual Lucretia in a corporeal Phryne; he had thought of the woman taken and set in the midst as one deserving to be stoned, and of the wife of Uriah being made a queen; and he had asked himself why he had not judged Tess constructively rather than biographically, by the will rather than by the deed? With these formalities was born the Clan Torn, which grew in a few years to number a thousand men, and which defied a king's army and helped to make Simon de Montfort virtual ruler of England. |
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