vias

Board layer connections

Vias is the plural of via, a term used in electronics for a conductive pathway that connects different layers of a circuit board: The engineer added vias to route signals between the top and bottom layers.

In anatomy, via can refer to a channel or passage, making vias the plural for multiple such structures.

routes

pathways

Routes for walking

passagesSegments or thoroughfares
corridorsEnclosed building passages
channelsPaths for transmission

arteries · conduits · thoroughfares · avenues · byways · highways · expressways · freeways · motorways · turnpikes

anatomy

veins

Blood-return tubes

arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
vesselsCarriers or containers
capillariesTiniest blood vessels

ducts · tubes · nerves · pathways · channels · conduits · tracts · passages

journeys

odyssey

Extended adventurous journey

pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
voyageJourney by sea
trekArduous overland journey

quest · expedition · adventure · excursion · itinerary · exploration · traverse · migration · sojourn · peregrination

networks

intersections

Points where things cross

interconnectionsMutual links between elements
linkagesPoints where things connect
nodesPoints of connection

hubs · junctions · synapses · circuitry · web · mesh · nexus · bridges · connections · relays

Opposites

circuit board connection type

viastraces

Slight remaining amounts

pads · lands

pathway continuity

viasdead ends

Routes with no exit

open circuits · breaks · discontinuities · gaps · interruptions

Phrases

Via FrancigenaMedieval pilgrim road to Rome
Via EgnatiaRoman road across Balkans
via negativaTheology through negation
railway viaductElevated bridge for tracks

Family

trivia, via, deviate, deviation, viaduct, obviate, trivialize, triviality, deviating

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