eureka
Noun
- an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
- a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
- Synonym of constantan (“copper-nickel alloy”).
Intj
- An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.
Interjection
- An exclamation of triumph upon making a discovery.
Examples
- When she saw the seven-letter word EUREKA, she shouted it aloud before placing her tiles.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek εὕρηκα (heúrēka, “I have found”), perfect active indicative first person singular of εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “to find”). Archimedes supposedly exclaimed this when he figured out how to determine the density of an object. First use appears c. 1603 in a text by Philemon Holland.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
eureka: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordeureka: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eureka: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
eureka: valid Words With Friends Word