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headset

headset

5 3.7
A device you wear on your head that shows computer images, sometimes over the real world
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛdˌsɛt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : casco de realidad virtual
  • You slip on your headset, goggles, and data glove and enter a virtual world of retail establishments.
  • virtual reality headset

We can take what we understand in the headset and pull it backwards.

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Examples

  • While virtual reality technology has made great strides of late, wearing a headset and immersing oneself in a virtual environment still isn't the same as really being there.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Now a group of English researchers is at work on a virtual reality headset that can stimulate all five senses at once to help the virtual experience feel more realistic.

    Academic text (2009)
  • And the moment I was putting on the headset, you finally saw it.

  • When you put on this headset, it will look and feel as if you are inside the house.

  • This is a metal and glass headset that you strap to your face.

  • Vision Pro has the best pass through of any headset I've ever used.

  • And, of course, the headset picked up all kinds of sensory impressions.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • To interact with the rat, a person puts on the VR headset and sees a virtual room.

    Blog text (20)
  • The technicians fit Drumlin with a high-tech video headset.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • When you wear the headset, you can immerse yourself in a breathtaking virtual world.

How Immersive

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headset
  • Specialized
5 3.7
viewscreen
7 7.8

Surface Forms

headset singular
headsets plural

Morphology

headset = head + set (transparent) = head + set

Although this sense refers to a specialized VR/AR display, it remains a device worn on the head — the compound meaning 'set/device for the head' is still directly applicable.

Etymology

Headset was first used for headphone gear and later came to mean a device you wear on your head that shows pictures for virtual reality. The name still fits because it joins head 'top of your body' and set 'a group of things', so a VR headset is a set you wear on your head that gives sound and images.