VR
abbreviation
VR
1 American
v.r.
2
American
abbreviation
V.R.
3
American
abbreviation
VR
British
abbreviation
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variant reading
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Victoria Regina
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virtual reality
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Volunteer Reserve
Etymology
Origin of v.r.2
From New Latin verbum reflexīvum
Origin of V.R.3
From Latin Victōria Rēgīna
Example Sentences
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The tunnel will be mapped out and explored by Jay’s physical self; the Louvre’s electronics are investigated via Chiara’s VR goggles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Meta announced the third generation of its flagship Ray-Ban smart glasses, its first camera-free audio glasses, lightweight Meta VR glasses and the keychain-sized Muse Charm.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
California entrepreneur Palmer Luckey co-founded the VR startup before starting defense tech company Anduril Industries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I've owned VR headsets for well over a decade, and Valve's latest effort makes a promising first impression.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
I wanted to someday be an artist for VR environments, create the spaces where you jump in free fall and spin and fire into surprising gulfs.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
Mig. v.r. swamps 12 47 Upper blackish-brown much marked and spotted buff; under, line past eye buff; arched bill 1.7in.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
Mig. v.r. open, timber 6.2 Like 233, but outer tail feathers barred white; next feathers barred rufous; forehead freckled with white; crown, hind-neck shining-green; bill broader; f., duller.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
T., Bass St. Is. v.r. u. sandy, swampy 13 Green uniformly barred black yellow; forehead scarlet; tail long; never perches; f., sim.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
Mig. v.r. scrub 7.5 Head, upper, wings glossy olive-brown; shoulder darker; tail olive-brown tipped white; side tail feather five white bars; behind ear a narrow black streak; above this a lighter patch; under pale-brown; f., duller.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
Stat. v.r. scrubs 4.5 Upper dark-brown; tail brownish-black tipped white; throat rufous; under brownish-gray; f., sim.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
To be clear, the PlayStation VR2, priced at $550, is one of the best pieces of V.R. hardware you can buy.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Otherwise, a majority of V.R. games accompanying the device’s launch that I tested were relatively old and uninteresting.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
I felt out of place at my first V.R. party.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
Naturally, some aspects of VRChat cannot compete with real life, and V.R. events suffer frequently from delays and glitches.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
My loco. had jolted its way over the rough section, carrying away an obstruction labelled V.R., and had reached the next points.
From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy
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