EUREKA
Eureka
(noun) a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
constantan, Eureka
(noun) an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Eureka
A rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
A small suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A small research base in Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.
A settlement in Waikato district, New Zealand.
A city, the county seat of Humboldt County in northern California, United States.
A ghost town in Nevada County, California.
A mining ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado.
A city, the county seat of Woodford County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana, also known as Geiberson.
An unincorporated community in Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
A city, the county seat of Greenwood County, Kansas.
A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
An unincorporated community in Cinque Hommes Township, Perry County, Missouri.
A town in Lincoln County, Montana.
An unincorporated town and census-designated place, the county seat of Eureka County, Nevada.
A town in Wayne County, North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Warrington Township, Bucks County and Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
An unincorporated community in Aiken County, South Carolina.
A city in McPherson County, South Dakota.
A ghost town in Crockett County, Texas.
A ghost town in Franklin County, Texas.
A tiny city in Navarro County, Texas.
A small city in Juab County, Utah.
An unincorporated community in Walla Walla County, Washington.
An unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia.
A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
An unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Rushford, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
A given name, like for the protagonists of Eureka's Castle or Eureka Seven.
Etymology
Interjection
eureka
An exclamation indicating sudden discovery.
Noun
eureka (uncountable)
synonym of constantan
Source: Wiktionary
Eu*re"ka. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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