eureka
[ yoo-ree-kuh, yuh- ]
/ yʊˈri kə, yə- /
interjection
(initial capital letter)
I have found (it): the reputed exclamation of Archimedes when, after long study, he discovered a method of detecting the amount of alloy mixed with the gold in the crown of the king of Syracuse.
(used as an exclamation of triumph at a discovery.)
Origin of eureka
1560–70; < Greek
heúrēka, 1st person singular perfect indicative of
heurískein to find, discover
Words nearby eureka
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Definition for eureka (2 of 2)
Eureka
[ yoo-ree-kuh, yuh- ]
/ yʊˈri kə, yə- /
noun
a city in NW California.
Example sentences from the Web for eureka
British Dictionary definitions for eureka
eureka
/ (jʊˈriːkə) /
interjection
an exclamation of triumph on discovering or solving something
Word Origin for eureka
C17: from Greek
heurēka I have found (it), from
heuriskein to find; traditionally the exclamation of Archimedes when he realized, during bathing, that the volume of an irregular solid could be calculated by measuring the water displaced when it was immersed
Cultural definitions for eureka
Eureka!
[ (yoo-ree-kuh) ]
A Greek word meaning “I have found it!” An exclamation that accompanies a discovery: “When she finally located the rare book, the scholar cried, ‘Eureka!’” (See Archimedes.)