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ˈreɪ lirayleigh
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Rayleigh, Third Baron Rayleigh, Lord Rayleigh, John William Struttnoun
English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)
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rayleighnoun
A unit of brightness (of the sky at night) equal to 10/4u03C0 quanta per square meter per second per steradian
Etymology: For Lord Rayleigh, French physicist
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Rayleigh
Rayleigh is a market town and civil parish in the District of Rochford in Essex, England, located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea. It lies 32 miles to the east of central London. It has a population of 30,196 as of 2001, having expanded rapidly in the 1960s.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Rayleigh in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Rayleigh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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