eureka
Cry upon solving
In ancient Greek eureka means “I have found.” It was reportedly uttered by Archimedes on making a great discovery, and has been used since then for the same purpose.
It is often associated with an exclamation by miners who found a vein of gold.
Exclamation of realization
- voilaExclamation upon revealing
- bingoNumber-matching game of chance
- gotchaExclamation upon catching someone
- yesOpposite of no
finally · brilliant · genius · solved · lightbulb · brainwave · click
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- clarityState of being understandable
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
enlightenment · revelation · awakening · perception · intuition · discernment · cognition · grasp
Fluid's upward resistance
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- bathtubFixture for soaking
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- goldElement seventy-nine
silver · water · density · volume · hydrostatics · Syracuse · goldsmith · fraud
Sudden important advance
- findingConclusion from investigation
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
serendipity · exploration · detection · excavation · research · investigation · experiment · hypothesis
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- innovationCreating something original
- EdisonProlific American inventor
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
tinkering · contraption · gadget · device · creation · inventor · workshop · blueprint
Favorable outcome attained
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- elationIntense triumphant joy
celebration · vindication · satisfaction · exhilaration · joy · relief · validation · persistence
aha
Exclamation of realization
- voilaExclamation upon revealing
- bingoNumber-matching game of chance
- gotchaExclamation upon catching someone
yes · finally · brilliant · genius · solved · lightbulb · brainwave · click
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- clarityState of being understandable
comprehension · enlightenment · revelation · awakening · perception · intuition · discernment · cognition · grasp · recognition
buoyancy
Fluid's upward resistance
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- bathtubFixture for soaking
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
gold · silver · water · density · volume · hydrostatics · Syracuse · goldsmith · fraud · overflow
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- findingConclusion from investigation
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
revelation · serendipity · exploration · detection · excavation · research · investigation · experiment · hypothesis · solution
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- innovationCreating something original
- EdisonProlific American inventor
laboratory · tinkering · contraption · gadget · device · creation · inventor · workshop · blueprint · design
success
Favorable outcome attained
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
elation · celebration · vindication · satisfaction · exhilaration · joy · relief · validation · persistence · perseverance
- problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions
- striking goldjackpot, bonanza, windfall, paydirt, mother lode
- ArchimedesArchimedes screw, buoyancy, hydrostatics, water displacement, death ray
- old exclamationszounds, gadzooks, egad, egads, forsooth
- discoveryfind, finding, discovery, discover, finding out
- Greek wordsalpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon
eurekabewilderment
State of being baffled
confusion · bafflement · perplexity · mystification · incomprehension
- eureka momentSudden realization or discovery
- eureka effectSudden comprehension breakthrough