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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eu•re•ka (yŏŏ rē′kə, yə-),USA pronunciation interj. - (cap.) 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.
- (used as an exclamation of triumph at a discovery.)
- Greek heúrēka, 1st person singular perf. indicative of heurískein to find, discover
- 1560–70
- Place Namesa city in NW California. 24,153.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eureka /jʊˈriːkə/ interj - an exclamation of triumph on discovering or solving something
Etymology: 17th Century: 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 |