eureka

[ yoo-ree-kuh, yuh- ]
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interjection
  1. (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 of eureka

1
1560–70; <Greek heúrēka, 1st person singular perfect indicative of heurískein to find, discover

Other definitions for Eureka (2 of 2)

Eureka
[ yoo-ree-kuh, yuh- ]

noun
  1. a city in NW California.

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British Dictionary definitions for eureka

eureka

/ (jʊˈriːkə) /


interjection
  1. an exclamation of triumph on discovering or solving something

Origin of eureka

1
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

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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.)

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