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(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.
2.
(used as an exclamation of triumph at a discovery.)
Origin:
1560–70; < Greek heúrēka, 1st person singular perfect indicative of heurískein to find, discover
1560–70; < Greek heúrēka, 1st person singular perfect indicative of heurískein to find, discover
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Eureka
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
eureka
c.1600, from Gk. heureka "I have found (it)," first pers. sing. perfect active indicative of heuriskein "to find." Supposedly shouted by Archimedes (c.287-212 B.C.E.) when he solved a problem that had been set to him: determining whether goldsmiths had adulterated the metal in the crown of Hiero II,
EXPAND king of Syracuse.
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Computing Dictionary
Eureka definition
A European technological development programme.
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Eureka
county, central Nevada, U.S. It is drained by the Humboldt River and Pine Creek. The Sulphur Springs, Fish Creek, and Cortez ranges cover the largely mountainous and arid area; the county is sparsely populated.
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