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单词 langley
释义

langley

noun

lang·​ley ˈlaŋ-lē How to pronounce langley (audio)
plural langleys
: a unit of solar radiation equivalent to one gram calorie per square centimeter of irradiated surface

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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, 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, 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, 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, 4 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

Samuel P. Langley

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Langley

geographical name

Lang·​ley ˈlaŋ-lē How to pronounce Langley (audio)
municipality east-southeast of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada population 104,177

Biographical Definition

Langley

biographical name

Lang·​ley ˈlaŋ-lē How to pronounce Langley (audio)
Samuel Pierpont 1834–1906 American astronomer and airplane pioneer
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