Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Eureka \Eu*re"ka\ [Gr. ? I have found, perfect indicative of ?
to find.]
The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have
cried out ``Eureka! eureka!'' (I have found it! I have found
it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how
much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence,
an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.
Source : WordNet®
Eureka
n 1: a copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a
low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
[syn: {constantan}]
2: a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific
Ocean
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
Eureka
A European technological development programme.