Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: eureka
IPA transcription: [jʊɹ'ikə]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Eureka
    Meaning: a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
  • Synonyms: constantan, Eureka
    Meaning: an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
Usage examples
  • Name's Eureka.
  • I shouted "Eureka!" and smashed the case with joy.
  • Several times we were puzzled by forking trails, and were in doubt whether we were on the right one to Eureka.
  • The men showed us about the works, allowing me to take photographs, and gave me a more accurate description of the outlaws, and the long trail of a hundred miles to Eureka.
  • Before separating on our several missions, Coonskin photographed the party, and Griswold repeated his description of the outlaws. Couriers had been dispatched to Ely, Hamilton, Eureka, and other points; these men were bound for Hunter, seven miles over the mesa.