langley

¹ American  

[lang-lee] / ˈlæŋ li /

noun

Physics.

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

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Langley ² American  

[lang-lee] / ˈlæŋ li /

noun

1. Edmund of. York, 1st Duke of.

2. Samuel Pierpont 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).

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Langley British  

/ ˈlæŋlɪ /

noun

1. 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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langley Scientific  

/ 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).

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Etymology

Origin of langley

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

Example Sentences

I grew up in Kings Langley, a village northwest of London.

From The Wall Street Journal

“For most of the history of this art form, we were able to make successful movies that appealed to everyone, that were considered a great way to spend your time while eating your popcorn,” says Donna Langley, a veteran film executive and chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment, a subsidiary of Comcast.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think there’s an audience out there with a real appetite for stories, events and experiences tailored specifically to them,” says Langley.

From The Wall Street Journal

Holly Langley was born in 1990.

From BBC

Laura and Tom Winter, from Langley in Maidstone, Kent, are raising money so they can finance a suitable and safe home with their son Evan who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

From BBC