Lang·ley (l ng l ), Mount A peak, 4,227.9 m (14,026 ft) high, in the Sierra Nevada of southern California. |
| Langley, Samuel Pierpoint 1834-1906. American astronomer and aviation pioneer who built the first successful heavier-than-air flying machines. He directed the Smithsonian Institution from 1887 to 1906. |
| lang·ley (lngl) n. pl. lang·leys A unit equal to one gram calorie per square centimeter of irradiated surface, used to measure solar radiation. [After Samuel Pierpoint Langley.] |
Langley [ˈlæŋlɪ]
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(Biographies / Langley, Samuel Pierpont (1834-1906) M, US, SCIENCE: astronomer, SCIENCE: physicist, TRAVEL 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 (lngl) 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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| Noun | 1. | langley - unit of solar radiation unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" |
| 2. | Langley - United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906) |
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