langley
[ 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.
Origin of langley
First recorded in 1945–50; after S. P.
Langley
Words nearby langley
langerhans granule,
langerhans islets,
langevin,
langland,
langlauf,
langley,
langläufer,
langmuir,
langobard,
langobardic,
langosta
Definition for langley (2 of 2)
Langley
[ lang-lee ]
/ ˈlæŋ li /
noun
Edmund of.
York, 1st Duke of.
Samuel Pier·pont
[peer-pont] /ˈpɪər pɒnt/,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 (4280 meters).
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British Dictionary definitions for langley
Langley
/ (ˈlæŋlɪ) /
noun
Samuel Pierpont. 1834–1906, US astronomer and physicist: invented the bolometer (1878) and pioneered the construction of heavier-than-air flying machines
Scientific definitions for langley
langley
[ 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).