eka-

Chemistry.

1. a prefix used to designate the first element of the same family in the periodic table beyond the one to whose name it is prefixed, as ekaselenium for technetium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eka-¹

From the Sanskrit word eka one

Example Sentences

Eric Rose, a partner at the lobbying and crisis communication firm EKA, where he was once Forkish’s boss, said she has made a positive mark at every stop of her career.

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Kites are "moving obstacles" for planes and a "serious risk to flight safety", Putu Eka Cahyadi, head of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Authority, tells the BBC.

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"This state is captured," said Eka Gigauri of Transparency International, which was involved in the My Vote monitoring mission.

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Part of the charm is the protagonist, Etero, played by a truly magnetic Eka Chavleishvili, who sports sharp, drawn-on eyebrows, piercing eyes poised between rage and childlike vulnerability, and a stout figure held upright and proud.

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The police were quoted by news website Detik.com as saying the explosion may have come from an overheated power supplier in the radiology unit of the Eka Hospital in the Serpong area.

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