eka-

Chemistry.

1. a prefix used to designate the first element of the same family in the periodic table beyond the one to whose name it is prefixed, as ekaselenium for technetium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eka-¹

From the Sanskrit word eka one

Example Sentences

"This state is captured," said Eka Gigauri of Transparency International, which was involved in the My Vote monitoring mission.

From BBC

Part of the charm is the protagonist, Etero, played by a truly magnetic Eka Chavleishvili, who sports sharp, drawn-on eyebrows, piercing eyes poised between rage and childlike vulnerability, and a stout figure held upright and proud.

From New York Times

The police were quoted by news website Detik.com as saying the explosion may have come from an overheated power supplier in the radiology unit of the Eka Hospital in the Serpong area.

From Reuters

She went on to write two award-winning children’s books, “Somebody, or Waterheart” and another novel, “Storie-e-es of Eka the Excavator.”

From Washington Times

She went on to pen two prize-winning children’s books, Somebody, or Waterheart and another novel, Storie-e-es of Eka the Excavator.

From Seattle Times