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
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.
eureka
An exclamation indicating sudden discovery.
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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
