augmented reality
nounDefinition of augmented reality
: an enhanced version of reality created by the use of technology to overlay digital information on an image of something being viewed through a device (such as a smartphone camera)
also
: the technology used to create augmented reality
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The free-to-the-public bash will include live music, food and coffee, augmented reality demos and yoga classes. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Giant Inflatable rainbows, yellow submarines, peace signs balloon across South Florida," 30 Aug. 2019 Clio's Cosmic Quest, the latest augmented reality experience from VR/AR company Within, is meant to help kids learn. — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, "This 8-Minute Galactic Primer Is the Future of AR Education," 26 Aug. 2019 And yes, that’s a pun, by the way, because Niantic’s latest augmented reality game for mobile is centered on Harry Potter. — Allegra Frank, Vox, "The makers of PokĂ©mon Go just released a Harry Potter game that swaps monsters for magic," 20 June 2019 Alarmists fret that the brick-and-mortar store is on its way to the graveyard, while Silicon Valley’s most utopian thinkers envision augmented reality and other new technologies transforming shopping beyond recognition. — Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle, "The historic San Francisco neighborhood is suddenly littered with empty storefronts. What’s the reason?," 13 June 2019 The app, a piece of software Kickstarter helped launch, is a standalone solution that will allow New Territory to create augmented reality experiences for many clients in one app, versus creating a standalone app for each client. — Megan Becka, cleveland.com, "Akron eBay Retail Revival a boon for New Territory virtual and augmented reality studio," 18 Apr. 2018 Apple got together with the New Museum in New York City to curate an extensive array of augmented reality art installations across Central Park. — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, "What Is Bytedance Searching For?—Data Sheet," 13 Aug. 2019 But driverless cars are not smartphones or augmented reality glasses. — Shira Ovide, Houston Chronicle, "Apple’s silence hurts effort on driverless cars," 28 June 2019 Learning about augmented reality in the years before apps like PokĂ©mon Go familiarized the public with the technology was, in Ruffner’s telling, proved a creative catalyst. — Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, "This Artist Imagines How Nature Evolves Following an Environmental Apocalypse," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'augmented reality.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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