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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 (19 January 2023):

Eureka A European technological development programme.