langley

¹

[ lang-lee ]

noun

, Physics.

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

Langley

²

[ lang-lee ]

noun

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

Langley

/ ˈlæŋlɪ /

noun

1. LangleySamuel Pierpont18341906MUSSCIENCE: astronomerSCIENCE: physicistTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: aviator Samuel Pierpont. 1834–1906, US astronomer and physicist: invented the bolometer (1878) and pioneered the construction of heavier-than-air flying machines

langley

/ lăng′lē /

1. 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).

Word History and Origins

Origin of langley¹

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

Example Sentences

From Ferguson to Staten Island to Langley, we need to get our security forces under control.

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile, over at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the Africa Division was celebrating the successful mission.

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So Langley decided to cut short the tour of the then-CIA station chief in Bangkok and bring him in to head up the show.

From The Daily Beast

He lived, conveniently, in Northern Virginia, not far from CIA headquarters in Langley.

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But even if she is not on the catwalk, expect to see her art everywhere—signed Langley Fox, not Hemingway.

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Julian Langley was one of the most indignant, and most ready to join any of the plans of the extreme party.

From Project Gutenberg

The six boys who were to be flogged sat by themselves, and did not approach, or even look at, Julian Langley.

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Julian Langley, not intentionally, perhaps, was continually trying to counteract the good advice which Arthur gave him.

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Tommy went off obediently, but Mrs. Langley felt worried about the faithful old fellow who had saved her life.

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"Now play something, Uncle," the children cried, and Tommy Langley brought the fiddle that always hung in one corner of the cabin.

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