VIA

Etymology 1

Noun

via (plural vias or viae)

A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)

(electronics) A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.

Etymology 2

Preposition

via

By way of; passing through.

By (means of); using.

Interjection

via

(obsolete) Away! Be off!

Anagrams

• A-IV, AIV, Avi, IVA, Iva, Vai, avi, avi-, vai

Proper noun

Via (plural Vias)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Via is the 7293rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4570 individuals. Via is most common among White (83.26%) individuals.

Anagrams

• A-IV, AIV, Avi, IVA, Iva, Vai, avi, avi-, vai

Source: Wiktionary


Vi"a, n. Etym: [L. See Way.]

Definition: A road way. Via Lactea Etym: [L.] (Anat.), the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See Galaxy, 1.

– Via media Etym: [L.] (Theol.), the middle way; -- a name applied to their own position by the Anglican high-churchmen, as being between the Roman Catholic Church and what they term extreme Protestantism.

Vi"a, prep. Etym: [L., ablative of via way. See Way.]

Definition: By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 April 2024

MULTIPHASE

(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle


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