English noun: langley | |||
1. | langley (quantity) unit of solar radiation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unit, unit of measurement | ||
2. | Langley (person) United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906) | ||
Synonyms | Samuel Pierpoint Langley | ||
Instance hypernym | artificer, astronomer, discoverer, inventor, stargazer, uranologist | ||