VIA
Vi"a, prep. Etym: [L., ablative of via way. See Way.]
Defn: By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London.
VIABILITY
Vi`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being viable. Specifically: —(a) (Law)
Defn: The capacity of living after birth. Bouvier. (b) The capacity of living, or being distributed, over wide geographical limits; as, the viability of a species.
VIABLE
Vi"a*ble, a. Etym: [F., from vie life, L. vita. See Vital.] (Law)
Defn: Capable of living; born alive and with such form and development of organs as to be capable of living; — said of a newborn, or a prematurely born, infant.
Note: Unless he [an infant] is born viable, he acquires no rights, and can not transmit them to his heirs, and is considered as if he had never been born. Bouvier.
VIADUCT Vi`a*duct, n. Etym: [L. via a way + -duct, as in aqueduct: cf. F. viaduc. See Via, and Aqueduct.]
Defn: A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.