Meaning Of The Word Langley
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Langley Meaning
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langley in American English
a unit for measuring solar radiation, equal to one small calorie per square centimeter noun: for electromagnetic radiation incident upon a surface, a value of energy per unit area equal to one calorie per square centimeter Langley in American English 1 ˈSamuel Pierˌ pont (ˈpɪrˌpɑnt ) 1834-1906; U.S. astronomer, physicist, & pioneer in airplane construction Langley in American English 2 city in SW British Columbia, Canada: suburb of Vancouver: pop. 23,000 Langley in British English 1 noun: a community in NE Virginia, northwest of Washington, DC: location of the Central Intelligence Agency Langley in British English 2 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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