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eureka

Eureka is a Greek word that is defined as "I have found it!" and is a cry of happiness or satisfaction when you find something or have an achievement.

(interjection)

If you've been looking for your keys for an hour and you finally find them, this is an example of a time when you would shout "Eureka!"

See eureka in Webster's New World College Dictionary

interjection

I have found (it): believed to have been uttered by Archimedes when he discovered a way to determine the purity of gold by applying the principle of specific gravity
I've got it; yes; that's it: used to express triumphant achievement, success, or discovery

Origin: Gr heurēka, I have found, perf. of heuriskein, to find, discover < IE base *wer-, to find, take > Arm gerem, (I) capture, OIr fūar, I have found

See eureka in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection

Used to express triumph upon finding or discovering something.

Origin:

Origin: Greek heurēka, I have found (it) (supposedly exclaimed by Archimedes upon discovering how to measure the volume of an irregular solid and thereby determine the purity of a gold object)

Origin: , first person sing. perfect of heuriskein, to find

A city of northwest California on Humboldt Bay, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. Lumbering, fishing, and tourism are important to its economy. Population: 25,400.

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