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