langley
noun
lang·​ley
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plural langleys
Definition of langley
(Entry 1 of 3)
: a unit of solar radiation equivalent to one gram calorie per square centimeter of irradiated surface
Langley
biographical name
Lang·​ley
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Definition of Langley (Entry 2 of 3)
Samuel Pierpont 1834–1906 American astronomer and airplane pioneer
Langley
geographical name
Lang·​ley
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Definition of Langley (Entry 3 of 3)
municipality east-southeast of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada population 104,177
Examples of langley in a Sentence
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One langley is the amount of energy required over a square centimeter to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Tom: How much stronger is sunlight in June?," 27 June 2018 Using 42 degrees N for the latitude of Chicago, about 300 langleys of radiation per day are received on the winter solstice, versus about 950 on the summer solstice. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Tom: What causes differences in solar radiation in Chicago during the year?," 4 July 2017 Dear Tom, Several years ago, the Tribune weather page compared the amount of solar radiation, measured in langleys, on the winter and summer solstices. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Tom: What causes differences in solar radiation in Chicago during the year?," 4 July 2017 Dear Tom, Several years ago, the Tribune weather page compared the amount of solar radiation, measured in langleys, on the winter and summer solstices. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Tom: What causes differences in solar radiation in Chicago during the year?," 4 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'langley.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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