heureca

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heureca

/ew.ˈɾɛ.kɐ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do grego antigo εὕρηκᾰ (heúrēkă) “achei”, primeira pessoa do perfeito do indicativo de εὑρίσκω (heurískō) “achar”, atribuído ao matemático grego Arquimedes quando descobrira uma forma de calcular o volume de objetos irregulares.

interjection

interjeição que se exclama quando se descobre a solução a um problema difícil

In English

eureka exclamation indicating sudden discovery

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"heureca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/heureca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

heureca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/heureca

Chicago

"heureca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/heureca.

BibTeX

@misc{heureca_2026,
  title = {heureca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/heureca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}