Eureka

noun

/juˈɹikə/

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.nounAn alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range

2.interjectionAn exclamation indicating sudden discovery.

"1821: Eureka! I have found it! What I mean / To say is, not that love is idleness, / But that in love such idleness has been / An accessory, as I have cause to guess. — Byron, Don Juan, 1821"

Synonyms

eureka constantan town bingo rebecca argentan corinthian brass electer arsenical copper copper-nickel kupfernickel monel

Rhymes With

sheikha paprika caeca sheika capital of costa rica chicken paprika modica frederika

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