EUREKA
Scrabble letter values: E1U1R1E1K5A1 = 10
Definition
- noun an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient. — synonyms: constantan
- noun a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean.
Examples
- “used as resistance wire”
- “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”