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Definitions for Eureka

[1] (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.
[2] (used as an exclamation of triumph at a discovery.)
[3] a city in NW California.
[4] an exclamation of triumph on discovering or solving something

Words related to Eureka

bewilderment, consternation, revelation, shock, jolt, miracle, disappointment, curiosity, amazement, awe, wonder, astonishment, phenomenon, precipitance, miscalculation, portent, disillusion, prodigy, start, attack

Words nearby Eureka

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Origin of Eureka

1560–70; < Greek heúrēka, 1st person singular perfect indicative of heurískein to find, discover

Word origin for Eureka

C17: 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

Synonyms for Eureka

amazement, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, consternation, curiosity, disappointment, jolt, miracle, revelation, shock, wonder, abruptness, attack, bombshell, disillusion, epiphany, fortune, godsend, incredulity, kick, marvel, miscalculation, phenomenon, portent, precipitance, precipitation, precipitousness, prodigy, rarity, start, stupefaction, suddenness, thunderbolt, whammy, wonderment, astoundment, curveball, eye-opener, unexpected, unforeseen