eureka
1 Americaninterjection
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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.
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(used as an exclamation of triumph at a discovery.)
noun
interjection
Etymology
Origin of eureka
1560–70; < Greek heúrēka, 1st person singular perfect indicative of heurískein to find, discover
Example Sentences
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The lack of transparency also coincides with a crisis in local news, which has resulted in far less coverage of city halls, courthouses and school boards from the Imperial Valley to the shores of Eureka.
From Los Angeles Times
Through Wednesday, 1 to 1.5 inches was expected in the Fort Bragg area, 1.5 to 2 inches in the Eureka area and 2 to 3 inches in Crescent City.
From Los Angeles Times
He has supported people in the community "four, five, six times before you get that eureka moment and you don't see them again."
From BBC
“We have the technology to do this, and we’re not waiting for a eureka moment. We need to iterate on that and come down the cost curve,” said Noah Planavsky, a professor at the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture.
From MarketWatch
This is a eureka moment for astronomers as they just found a new way to track Venusian weather over the past decade - the longest duration of observation ever.
From Space Scoop
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