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Eureka : (noun)
1: a copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a
low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
[syn: constantan, Eureka]
2: a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific
Ocean [syn: Eureka]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Eureka :
A European technological development programme.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Eureka, CA (city, FIPS 23042)
Location: 40.79532 N, 124.15568 W
Population (1990): 27025 (11781 housing units)
Area: 24.5 sq km (land), 13.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95501
Eureka, IL (city, FIPS 24543)
Location: 40.71558 N, 89.27514 W
Population (1990): 4435 (1609 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61530
Eureka, KS (city, FIPS 21800)
Location: 37.82271 N, 96.28844 W
Population (1990): 2974 (1630 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67045
Eureka, MO (city, FIPS 22834)
Location: 38.50290 N, 90.64268 W
Population (1990): 4683 (1601 housing units)
Area: 24.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Eureka, MT (town, FIPS 24850)
Location: 48.87593 N, 115.04801 W
Population (1990): 1043 (491 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59917
Eureka, NC (town, FIPS 21960)
Location: 35.54089 N, 77.87746 W
Population (1990): 282 (120 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27830
Eureka, NV
Zip code(s): 89316
Eureka, SD (city, FIPS 20180)
Location: 45.76871 N, 99.62296 W
Population (1990): 1197 (644 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Eureka, TX (city, FIPS 24816)
Location: 32.00972 N, 96.28594 W
Population (1990): 242 (105 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Eureka, UT (city, FIPS 24080)
Location: 39.95502 N, 112.11558 W
Population (1990): 562 (326 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84628
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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