Eureka

[,jʊ(ə)'riːkə] or [jʊ'rikə]

Definition

(noun.) a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean.

Typist: Murray--From WordNet

Definition

(-) 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.

Edited by Craig

Definition

n. a brilliant discovery.

Checker: Tom