viatecture
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The art of making roads or other patha travelling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.
Archaic; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "We propose the term Viatecture , as nearly synonymous with Civil Engineering , to include the construction of roads and bridges , railroads , and canals , and water works ; and the improvement of rivers ' and harbors ."
Etymology
From Latin via (“way”) + -tecture, as in architecture.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: via