a community in NE Virginia, northwest of Washington, DC: location of the Central Intelligence Agency
Langley in British English2
(ˈlæŋlɪ)
noun
Samuel Pierpont. 1834–1906, US astronomer and physicist: invented the bolometer (1878) and pioneered the construction of heavier-than-air flying machines
Langley in American English1
(ˈlæŋli)
1.
ˈSamuel Pierˌpont (ˈpɪrˌpɑnt) 1834-1906; U.S. astronomer, physicist, & pioneer in airplane construction
2. var. of
William Langland
Langley in American English2
(ˈlæŋli)
city in SW British Columbia, Canada: suburb of Vancouver: pop. 23,000
langley in American English
(ˈlæŋli)
nounWord forms: pluralˈlangleys
a unit for measuring solar radiation, equal to one small calorie per square centimeter