eureka moment



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eureka moment

A moment or instance at which a sudden, revelatory idea, realization, or solution to a problem comes to mind. We'd been working on the problem in the lab for weeks, but the eureka moment came to me when I was out gardening!
See also: moment

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Qillaq-Native American, Greenlandic
Hikaruhee-kah-ṙooJapanese
Passang-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Eustaquioe-oo-STAH-kyo (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Agda-Swedish
CarynKER-ən, KAR-ənEnglish