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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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 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