EUREKA
\juːɹˈiːkɐ], \juːɹˈiːkɐ], \j_uː_ɹ_ˈiː_k_ɐ]\
Definitions of EUREKA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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a copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
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a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
By Princeton University
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a copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
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a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The exclamation of Archimedes when, after long study, he discovered a method of detecting the amount of alloy in King Hiero's crown: hence, a discovery; esp. one made after long research: an expression of triumph at a discovery or supposed discovery: the motto of the State of California.
By Daniel Lyons
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