Search results
- DictionaryEu·re·ka/yəˈrēkə/
- 1. a port city in northwestern California, on Humboldt Bay off the Pacific Ocean, a noted lumbering center; population 25,300 (est. 2008).
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
Eureka ( Ancient Greek: εὕρηκα, romanized : héurēka) is an interjection used to celebrate a discovery or invention. It is a transliteration of an exclamation attributed to Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes . Etymology.
The meaning of EUREKA is —used to express triumph on a discovery. How to use eureka in a sentence.
EUREKA definition: 1. used to show that you have been successful in something you were trying to do: 2. used to show…. Learn more.
an exclamation of triumph on discovering or solving something. Eureka! A Greek word meaning “I have found it!”. An exclamation that accompanies a discovery: “When she finally located the rare book, the scholar cried, ‘Eureka!’”. ( See Archimedes .)
1. I have found (it): believed to have been uttered by Archimedes when he discovered a way to determine the purity of gold by applying the principle of specific gravity. 2. I've got it; yes; that's it. used to express triumphant achievement, success, or discovery. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Jun 2, 2024 · From Ancient Greek εὕρηκα (heúrēka, “I have found”), perfect active indicative first singular of εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “to find”). Archimedes supposedly exclaimed this when he figured out how to determine the density of an object. First use appears c. 1603 in a text by Philemon Holland .
Eureka definition: Used to express triumph upon finding or discovering something.
EUREKA meaning: used to express excitement when a discovery has been made.
Eureka definition, 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. See more.
Definition of eureka exclamation in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
