Langley Definition

lănglē
langley
noun
A unit for measuring solar radiation, equal to one small calorie per square centimeter.
Webster's New World

A unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m² in SI units. Symbol: Ly.

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Synonyms:
  • Samuel Pierpoint Langley
pronoun

An English surname.

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An unincorporated community in the census-designated place of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

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A metronym for the Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.

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A district municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

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A town in England.

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Origin of Langley

  • A habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English lang ("long") + lēah ("wood" or "glade").

    From Wiktionary

  • After Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834–1906), American astronomer and physicist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Langley Sentence Examples

  • By the aid of this instrument, Langley, working on Mount Whitney, 12,000 ft.

  • When the fashion of personal nicknames passed away, the members of the royal house were usually named from their birthplace, as Thomas " of Brotherton," Thomas "of Woodstock," Edmund of Woodstock," Edmund " of Langley," Lionel " of Antwerp," and so forth.

  • Langley, who occupied the position of secretary to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, U.S.A., made many small flying models and one large one.

  • Langley's machine shown in fig.

  • Maxim, like Langley, employed a staff of highly skilled workmen.

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Words Starting With

LLALAN

Words Ending With

YEYLEY

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Words Starting With L and Ending With Y

Starts With L & Ends With YStarts With LA & Ends With YStarts With L & Ends With EY

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With L7 Letter Words Ending With Y