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Definition of Langley

1. Noun. Unit of solar radiation.

2. Noun. United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906).

Definition of Langley

1. Proper noun. An English surname. ¹

2. Proper noun. An unincorporated community in the census-designated place of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ¹

3. Proper noun. A metronym for the Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia. ¹

4. Proper noun. A district municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ¹

5. Proper noun. A town in England. ¹

6. Proper noun. A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon. ¹

7. Noun. A unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m² in SI units. Symbol: Ly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Langley

1. a unit of illumination [n -LEYS]

Medical Definition of Langley

1. John N., English physiologist, 1852-1925. See: Langley's granules. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Langley

Langer's arch Langer's lines Langer's muscle Langerhans Langerhans' cells Langerhans' granule Langerhans' islands Langevin function Langhans'-type giant cells Langhans' cells

Langhans' layer Langhans' stria Langhans giant cell Langi Langkawi Langley (current term) Langley's granules Langmuir Langmuir circulation Langmuir trough

Langobard Langside Langston Hughes Langtry Languas speciosa Langue d'oc Langue d'oc French Langue d'oil Langue d'oil French Languedoc

Literary usage of Langley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly (1885)
"I HAVE been asked to write a sketch of the life of Professor Langley, ... It was no wonder that young Langley, whose genius lay in quite another direction, ..."

2. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"SP Langley, of Allegheny Observatory, said that in giving this title to his ... Langley was anxious to disclaim any intention to abate one jot of the praise ..."

3. The Journal of Physiology by Physiological Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"BY JN Langley, F.RS., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. (With Eight Figures in Text.) SOME observations on the connection of the splanchnic nerve fibres ..."

4. Visitation of England and Wales by Joseph Jackson Howard, England College of arms (1902)
"Mary Langley, bapt. at Broseley 25 March 1595 ; mentioned in the will of her ... II John Langley, bapt. at Cound 14 July 1607; mentioned in his father's ..."

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