1.
[syn: constantan, Eureka]
2. a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eureka \Eu*re"ka\ [Gr. ? I have found, perfect indicative of ?
to find.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Eureka
n 1: an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical
resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as
resistance wire [syn: constantan, Eureka]
2: a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Eureka
A European technological development programme.
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Eureka -- U.S. County in Nevada
Population (2000): 1651
Housing Units (2000): 1025
Land area (2000): 4175.677522 sq. miles (10814.954673 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.279109 sq. miles (11.082841 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4179.956631 sq. miles (10826.037514 sq. km)
Located within: Nevada (NV), FIPS 32
Location: 40.011258 N, 116.267484 W
Headwords:
Eureka
Eureka, NV
Eureka County
Eureka County, NV
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Eureka, MT -- U.S. town in Montana
Population (2000): 1017
Housing Units (2000): 494
Land area (2000): 1.008335 sq. miles (2.611576 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.008335 sq. miles (2.611576 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24850
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 48.880265 N, 115.049325 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 59917
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Eureka, MT
Eureka
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Eureka, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000): 26128
Housing Units (2000): 11637
Land area (2000): 9.451197 sq. miles (24.478487 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 5.001049 sq. miles (12.952657 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 14.452246 sq. miles (37.431144 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23042
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 40.790022 N, 124.162752 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 95501
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Eureka, CA
Eureka
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Eureka, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 244
Housing Units (2000): 124
Land area (2000): 0.357008 sq. miles (0.924646 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.357008 sq. miles (0.924646 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21960
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.541699 N, 77.879121 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27830
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Eureka, NC
Eureka
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Eureka, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000): 4871
Housing Units (2000): 1831
Land area (2000): 2.690478 sq. miles (6.968306 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.048032 sq. miles (0.124403 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.738510 sq. miles (7.092709 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24543
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 40.715620 N, 89.275220 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61530
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Eureka, IL
Eureka
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Eureka, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 2914
Housing Units (2000): 1561
Land area (2000): 1.955521 sq. miles (5.064775 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.955521 sq. miles (5.064775 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21800
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.822745 N, 96.289583 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67045
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Eureka, KS
Eureka
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Eureka, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000): 1101
Housing Units (2000): 625
Land area (2000): 0.934250 sq. miles (2.419697 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.067060 sq. miles (0.173684 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.001310 sq. miles (2.593381 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20180
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 45.769069 N, 99.621953 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Eureka, SD
Eureka
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Eureka, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 340
Housing Units (2000): 143
Land area (2000): 2.318373 sq. miles (6.004559 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.082888 sq. miles (0.214679 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.401261 sq. miles (6.219238 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24816
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.012403 N, 96.292524 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Eureka, TX
Eureka
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Eureka, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
Population (2000): 766
Housing Units (2000): 342
Land area (2000): 1.469006 sq. miles (3.804709 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.469006 sq. miles (3.804709 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24080
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 39.954974 N, 112.116364 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 84628
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Eureka, UT
Eureka
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Eureka, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 7676
Housing Units (2000): 2622
Land area (2000): 10.051548 sq. miles (26.033388 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.060976 sq. miles (0.157927 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 10.112524 sq. miles (26.191315 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22834
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 38.502736 N, 90.645075 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Eureka, MO
Eureka