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Eureka
Eu·re·ka E0240300 (yo͝o-rē′kə) A city of northwest California on Humboldt Bay, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. Lumbering, fishing, and tourism are important to its economy.
eu·re·ka E0240300 (yo͝o-rē′kə)interj. Used to express triumph upon finding or discovering something.
[Greek heurēka, I have found (it) (supposedly exclaimed by Archimedes upon discovering how to measure the volume of an irregular solid and thereby determine the purity of a gold object), first person sing. perfect tense of heuriskein, to find.]eureka (jʊˈriːkə) interjan exclamation of triumph on discovering or solving something[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]eu•re•ka (yʊˈri kə, yə-)
interj. 1. (used as an exclamation of triumph at a discovery.) 2. (cap.) I have found (it): the reputed exclamation of Archimedes when he discovered a test, based on the principle of buoyancy, for the purity of gold. [1560–70; < Greek heúrēka, 1st person singular perf. indic. of heurískein to find, discover] eurekaA word exclaimed when someone discovers something, from an ancient Greek word meaning I have found it.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Eureka - an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wireconstantancopper-base alloy - any alloy whose principal component is copper | | 2. | Eureka - a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific OceanCalif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes |
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Eureka (yo͞orē`kə), port city (1990 pop. 27,025), seat of Humboldt co., NW Calif., on Humboldt Bay; inc. 1856. Lumbering, fishing, tourism, and dairying are all important to its economy. A 40-acre (16-hectare) redwood park is in the city, and to the southeast is the Headwaters Forest, the largest remaining stand of virgin redwoods. In Eureka is the College of the Redwoods; Humboldt State Univ. is nearby.Eureka[yə′rē·kə] (astronomy) An asteroid orbiting near the following Lagrangian point of the planet Mars, located on Mars's orbit, 60° behind the planet; the first Trojan asteroid of the sun-Mars system to be discovered, in 1990. Eureka A responder beacon on the ground normally used in conjunction with an airborne Rebecca system for providing distance measurement. It operates over a frequency band of 196 to 240 MHz. Directional aerials mounted on either side of the aircraft receive the signals. Returns from the port are received more strongly by the port aerial, and vice versa. Signals from straight ahead are received with equal strength. This is reflected on the cathode-ray tube (CRT) indicator.EurekaA European technological development programme.EUREKA
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| EUREKA➣Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (US NIH) | | EUREKA➣European Research Coordination Agency | | EUREKA➣Experiences in Undergraduate Research, Exploration and Knowledge Advancement (Clemson University; South Carolina) | | EUREKA➣European Research Cooperation Agency |
Eureka
Synonyms for Eurekanoun an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficientSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific OceanRelated Words- Calif.
- California
- Golden State
- CA
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