Definitions for Langley
ˈlæŋ lilan·g·ley

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. langleynoun

   unit of solar radiation

2. Langley, Samuel Pierpoint Langleynoun

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

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1. Langleynoun

   An English surname.

2. Langleynoun

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

3. Langleynoun

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

4. Langleynoun

   A district municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

5. Langleynoun

   A town in England.

6. Langleynoun

   A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.

7. langleynoun

   A unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/mu00B2 in SI units. Symbol: Ly.

8. Etymology: A habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English lang ("long") + lēah ("wood" or "glade").

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1. langley

   A langley is a unit of measurement in meteorology for solar radiation. It is named after Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American astronomer and physicist. One langley is equivalent to one gram calorie per square centimeter, or approximately 41840 J/m². It is used to quantify the amount of solar energy striking a given surface area.

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1. Langley

   Langley is an unincorporated community in the census-designated place of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The community was essentially absorbed into McLean many years ago, although there is still a Langley High School. In addition to being a bedroom community for Washington, D.C., the area is the site of the headquarters for the Central Intelligence Agency, the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center of the Federal Highway Administration, and the Claude Moore Colonial Farm of the National Park Service. Langley is often used as a metonym for the CIA.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LANGLEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Langley is ranked #1289 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Langley surname appeared 27,252 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Langley.
   
   82.4% or 22,464 total occurrences were White.
   11.3% or 3,082 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 643 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 575 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.3% or 354 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 136 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Astronomer
   • Inventor
   • Unit Of Measurement

How to pronounce Langley?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Langley in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Langley in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Langley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Langley
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Langley
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Langley
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html