Definition of eureka Eureka
/jʊɹiˈkʌ/ - [yureeku] - eu•re•ka
We found 4 definitions of eureka from 3 different sources.
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| eureka - a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean | ||
| eureka - an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire | ||
| constantan, Eureka | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- eureka
The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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eureka
ū-rē′ka, n. a brilliant discovery. [Gr. perf. indic. of euriskein, to find; the cry of Archimedes as he ran home naked from the bath, where a method of detecting the adulteration of Hiero's crown had suddenly occurred to him.]
