langley

See also: Langley

English

Etymology

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

Noun

langley (plural langleys)

  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.

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