Eureka

Word EUREKA
Character 6
Hyphenation eu re ka
Pronunciations /juˈɹikə/

Definitions and meanings of "Eureka"

What do we mean by eureka?

Used to express triumph upon finding or discovering something. interjection

Literally, I have found (it): the reputed exclamation of Archimedes when, after long study, he discovered a method of detecting the amount of alloy in King Hiero's crown (see crown problem, under crown); hence, an exclamation of triumph at a discovery or supposed discovery.

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.

An exclamation indicating sudden discovery. interjection

An alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire noun

A town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean noun

An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range

An exclamation of happiness or success. Urban Dictionary

This word comes from the ancient greek and means "I find out". Urban Dictionary

Greek for "This bath is too hot!" A word for declaring discovery. Archimedes (an ancient Greek man), got in his bath and saw that the water level rose, he figured this could be used to measure the volume of some objects, he was so excited that he streaked through the streets yelling "Eureka! I have found it!" Urban Dictionary

An exclamation indicating some ungodly midget related exodus into the wilds of nairobi Urban Dictionary

Another word for bingo, or we have discoverd it. Urban Dictionary

A small town in northwestern Arkansas known as a popular tourist attraction for Arkansonians. It also produces a freakish amount of unhappy, mentally unstable 'artsy' people who wander the earth bumming out everyone they meet with their whole life story, only to oneday return home and ensure the cycle continues oncemore. Urban Dictionary

An exclamation of pure happiness and joy at the result of a successful attempt or project. Urban Dictionary

A city in coastal Northern California that has the foggiest, coldest, most disappointing summers in all the United States. 68 degrees is considered a heat wave there. Urban Dictionary

A lame little town close to no potential at all. Has crazy hill billies, hobos, hippies & wanna be gangsta's. Claim to fame SASQUATCH, REDWOODS & WEED! Urban Dictionary

County seat of Humboldt in northern California. It's nuclear plant and pulp mill gave it a smelly reputation. Urban Dictionary

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The word "eureka" in example sentences

BLOODSWORTH: Well, I had what they call a eureka moment at that time. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Interviewed at his office in Madison, Halzen said he's forgotten his "eureka" moment back in 1987. ❋ Eric Niiler (2011)

My teacher's remark undoubtedly stuck in the mind, but I'm not sure if there was a single "eureka" moment so much as a gradual snowballing of interest. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I never experienced a "eureka" moment, but various experiences and impressions began to flow together, like tributary streams into a river, and I started writing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think the greatest single "eureka" moment was deciding that this novel can be written in an epistolary form, even though I "just" did that with The Red Tree. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)

Short of following Archimedes into the bathtub, what you can do to create your own "eureka" moments and cultivate new ideas? ❋ Dorie Clark (2010)

"The 'eureka' moment was when I realized that the head is very well protected because the scalp prevents rotation by sliding over the skull on impact," he says. ❋ Esther Spaarwater (2010)

Q: Have you ever had any "eureka" moments while studying animal behavior? ❋ Unknown (2010)

They worry over what they don't understand and have been shown to experience "eureka" moments when they solve a puzzle such as how to open a particularly difficult gate. ❋ Marc Bekoff (2010)

The "eureka" moment for pursuing this topic came when I encountered an attorney colleague (my pay-the-bills job), hurrying out of his office to attend a nursery school interview. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Actually, recognizing the particular problem of 'supernatural' was a kind of eureka moment for me. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The 'eureka' moment had arrived and expectations were high. ❋ Neil Colquhoun (2009)

His "eureka" moment was the beginning of the end for fossil folklore - and the rest, as they say, is palaeontology. ❋ Unknown (2007)

[Eureka]! I got [accepted] into [Harvard]! ❋ Louisa (2004)

Dude 1: I need some money, what [can i do]? Dude 2: I don't know, [look for a job]. Dude 1: [Eureka]! I can sell my car. ❋ Johnjod (2006)

[Eureka]! I've [got it]! [Pillage] BEFORE you burn! ❋ Heart Flame (2007)

"eureka! i hope the [dingos] don't eat my [midget], [horace]." ❋ Meghan And Jenny (2003)

two guys are driving trying to find a [destination], [two hours] later eureka we [found it]. ❋ Bear-3 (2015)

"What took you so long?" "That guy at the counter just started talking to me about his [screwed up] personal life. [I don't know what] the point was, except he has no desire to look to the future and do anything." "probably from [Eureka]." ❋ JAm3s (2006)

Eureka! After many years of [plotting] and [scheming], my plan to take over the world has finally [succeeded]! ❋ S.L. Preville (2009)

Tourist: I've been here for a week in mid-July and it's only reached 58 degrees, and I [haven't seen the sun] once or got a [clear view] of the redwoods. I'm sick of this darned jacket! When is it ever nice here? Resident # 1: Here in Eureka it's cold and foggy all summer long, but if you like the sun, drive 30 minutes inland, where it's a toasty 100 degrees. Resident # 2: When it reaches 75 in Eureka, our older residents die of [heatstroke]. ❋ Boxcar Bob (2006)

Random [Eureka] guy: Wanna buy some weed, dude? Other guy: [Na man], Im [tryn] to sell some myself, man. Random Eureka guy: Damn man damn. Other guy: Lets go to Arts Alive and smoke it up, man. Random Eureka guy: Sure man, sure, lets go! ❋ Tobiume (2010)

All [the good] [fast food] is in Eureka ❋ Rayon The Robot (2006)

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