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

Lancashire, who worked at Flower Pots Day Nursery in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, was not charged with any offences relating to children in her care.

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Dr Izzy Langley, of the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews, said there was growing evidence grey seals prey on a wider range of marine mammals than previously thought.

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"But now there is evidence from both direct observations and also from strandings data, that it also occurs between grey seals and harbour porpoises, and common dolphins," said Langley.

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While some people have speculated the Pembrokeshire dolphin may have been injured or unwell in order for a seal to catch it, Langley said previous research has not found evidence that dolphins targeted in such attacks are already sick.

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"We've always found it tricky to understand how grey seals would kill a healthy dolphin or porpoise," Langley said.

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