English Explanatory Dictionary

via

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
  2. A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
  3. An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.
prep
  1. By way of; passing through.
  2. By (means of); using.
intj
  1. Away! Be off!
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈvaɪə/ /ˈviː.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-via.wav En-us-via.oga

Word forms

via vias viae viâ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin via (“road”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Possible doublet of way. The sense in electronics is also explained as vertical interconnect access.

Related words

viaticum viator

Derived words

via affirmativa Via Crucis Via Dolorosa Via Egnatia via ferrata via glareata Via Lactea via media via munita via negativa via terrena
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