Eu·re·ka (y -r  k ) A city of northwest California on Humboldt Bay, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. Lumbering, fishing, and tourism are important to its economy. Population: 25,400. |
| eu·re·ka (y-rk) interj. Used to express triumph upon finding or discovering something. [Greek heur ka, I have found (it) (supposedly exclaimed by Archimedes upon discovering how to measure the volume of an irregular solid and thereby determine the purity of a gold object), first person sing. perfect of heuriskein, to find.] |
eureka [jʊˈriːkə]
interj
an exclamation of triumph on discovering or solving something
[from Greek heurēka I have found (it), from heuriskein to find; traditionally the exclamation of Archimedes when he realized, during bathing, that the volume of an irregular solid could be calculated by measuring the water displaced when it was immersed]
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| Noun | 1. |  Eureka - an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wirecopper-base alloy - any alloy whose principal component is copper |
| 2. | Eureka - a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes |
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