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lang·ley (laŋ′lē)

noun pl. langleys -·leys

a unit for measuring solar radiation, equal to one small calorie per square centimeter

Etymology: after Samuel Pierpont Langley

Langley1 definition

Lang·ley (laŋ′lē)

  1. Langley, Samuel Pierpont (pir′pänt′) 1834-1906; U.S. astronomer, physicist, & pioneer in airplane construction
  2. Langley, William William Langland
Langley2 definition

Lang·ley (laŋ′lē)

city in SW British Columbia, Canada: suburb of Vancouver: pop. 23,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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