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EUREKA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Eureka" is a part of...):
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
Synonyms:
constantan; Eureka
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Eureka" is a kind of...):
copper-base alloy (any alloy whose principal component is copper)
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