via
preposition
- through
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪə/ / /ˈviː.ə/
intj
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin viā (“by the way (of)”), ablative singular of via (“way, road”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Compare typologically Polish drogą, Russian путём (putjóm).
- Away! Be off!
name
- A surname.
noun
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.
- A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
- A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
- An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.
prep
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin viā (“by the way (of)”), ablative singular of via (“way, road”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Compare typologically Polish drogą, Russian путём (putjóm).
- By way of; passing through.
“They drove from New York to Los Angeles via Omaha.”
“You can enter the building via the western gate.”
- By (means of); using.
“I'll send you the information via e-mail.”
“Under the assumptions of Proposition 5 the entropies h(τ) and H(k) are related via the following equation: […]”