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 (19 January 2023):
Eureka
A European technological development programme.