virtual image
ˈvɝːtʃuəl ˈɪmɪdʒ
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Definition of virtual image - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
opticsTECH.image formed by light rays diverging from a mirrorTECH.
  • The convex mirror created a virtual image of the car.
2.
mirror effectTECH.optical image from apparent divergence of raysTECH.
  • A virtual image appears behind the plane mirror.
mirage phantom reflection
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Expressions with virtual

virtual pianon.
online tool for playing piano
He used a virtual piano to compose his new song.
virtual meetingn.
meeting held online through video, audio, or other internet tools
We had a virtual meeting with the team this morning.
virtual communityn.
group of people interacting online as a community
She joined a virtual community for book lovers.
virtual keyboardn.
keyboard that appears on a touchscreen device
I use the virtual keyboard on my smartphone to type messages.
virtual petn.
digital companion in a game or app that needs care
My virtual pet needs to be fed every day.
virtual impossibilityn.
something almost impossible to happen or achieve
Winning the lottery is a virtual impossibility.

Expressions with image

spitting imagen.
person who looks exactly like someone else
He is the spitting image of his father.
burnish imagev.
improve public perception through strategic actions
The company hired a PR firm to burnish image.
clean up one's imagev.
improve how others see oneself
The politician tried to clean up his image after the scandal.
image is everythingexp.
public perception matters most
For politicians, image is everything.
in one's own imageadj.
made to closely reflect someone's qualities or style
He built a company in his own image.
mirror imagen.
image reversed as seen in a mirror
The photograph showed a mirror image of the room.
public imagen.
perception of a person or organization by the general public
The company's public image improved after the charity event.
electronic imagen.
picture created or stored digitally
The electronic image was saved on her computer.
improve one's imagev.
make people think better about you or your reputation
He tried to improve his image after the scandal.
self-imagen.
person's view of their own character and worth
Her self-image improved after the therapy sessions.

Terms related to virtual image

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
focusillusionlensmirroropticalprojectionreflectionrefractionlightopticsperception

Examples of virtual image in a sentence

  • In physics class, we studied how virtual images are formed.
  • The lens creates a virtual image of the object.
  • In the experiment, a virtual image was observed.

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  1. French:image virtuelle, ...
  2. German:virtuelles Bild, Virtuelles Bild, ...
  3. Italian:immagine virtuale, ...
  4. Spanish:imagen virtual, ...
  5. Portuguese:imagem virtual, ...
  6. Chinese:虚像, 假象, ...
  7. Japanese:虚像, 仮想像, ...
  8. Arabic:صورة افْتِراضِيَّة, صورة وهمية, ...
  9. Hebrew:תְּמוּנָה מְדוּמָּה, תְּמוּנָה וִירְטוּאָלִית, ...
  10. Russian:мнимое изображение, виртуальное изображение, ...
  11. Ukrainian:віртуальне зображення, ...
  12. Hindi:आभासी छवि, ...
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