EUREKA - Definition

Pronunciation:		yû'reeku
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean [n] a copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire

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	Synonyms:	constantan

	See Also:	CA, California, copper-base alloy, Golden State, town

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Eureka Description not available. more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	A European technological development programme.