langley

¹ American

[lang-lee] / ˈlæŋ li /

noun

Physics.

for electromagnetic radiation incident upon a surface, a value of energy per unit area equal to one calorie per square centimeter.

Langley ² American

[lang-lee] / ˈlæŋ li /

noun

Edmund of. York, 1st Duke of.
Samuel Pierpont 1834–1906, U.S. astronomer, physicist, and pioneer in aeronautics.
William. Langland, William.
a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, near Vancouver.
Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,025 feet (4,280 meters).

Langley British

/ ˈlæŋlɪ /

noun

Samuel Pierpont. 1834–1906, US astronomer and physicist: invented the bolometer (1878) and pioneered the construction of heavier-than-air flying machines

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langley Scientific

/ lăng′lē /

A unit equal to one gram calorie per square centimeter of irradiated surface, used to measure solar radiation. The langley is named after American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834–1906).

Etymology

Origin of langley

First recorded in 1945–50; after S. P. Langley

Example Sentences

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After previously denying it had federal contracts, Flock Chief Executive Garrett Langley admitted in interviews in recent months that the company has worked with U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

“My hope is that those of us who help tell stories for a living continue to find inspiration to make popular art that carries over into people’s everyday lives,” Langley said.

From Los Angeles Times

Even though Langley has had two new hips in the last three years he said: "I was like a caged lion for months, because I can't sit still. Now that we're going again I'm ready."

From BBC

Co-researcher Dr Christelle Langley said it was important to recognise the variety of struggles that can come with menopause.

From BBC

I grew up in Kings Langley, a village northwest of London.

From The Wall Street Journal

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