Langley

//ˈlæŋli// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m² in SI units. Symbol: Ly.
  2. 2
    unit of solar radiation wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One of numerous places in England:; A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    One of numerous places in England:; A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    One of numerous places in England:; A suburb in Heanor and Loscoe parish, south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    One of numerous places in England:; A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    One of numerous places in England:; A suburb of Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8507). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    One of numerous places in England:; A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    One of numerous places in England:; A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    One of numerous places in England:; A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051). countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    One of numerous places in England:; A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261). countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    One of numerous places in England:; A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015). countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    One of numerous places in England:; A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828). countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    One of numerous places in England:; A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1962). countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    One of numerous places in England:; A suburb of Oldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9988). countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    One of numerous places in England:; A hamlet in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8029). countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia. countable, metonymically, uncountable
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A city on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A locality in Mount Alexander Shire, central Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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samuel pierpoint langley

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"The Wright Brothers first performed a literature search to find out the state of aeronautical knowledge at their time. They wrote to the Smithsonian and obtained technical papers regarding aerodynamics. They read about the works of Cayley, and Langley, and the hang-gliding flights of Otto Lilienthal."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).

Etymology 2

Named in 1947 after Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906).

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