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Definition of langley

langley

/ˈlæŋli/
Lang · ley
Plural:langleys
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langley Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

American An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., best known as the location of the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); by extension, the CIA itself.

Example

"The intelligence analyst sent the classified briefing directly to Langley for further review."

2

A city and adjacent district municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Fraser Valley within the Greater Vancouver metropolitan area.

3

A unit of energy distribution over an area, used chiefly to measure solar radiation or insolation, equal to one calorie per square centimeter.

Example

"The meteorological station recorded the daily solar insolation in langleys to evaluate the region's solar energy potential."

• Rhymes for langley

• Nearby Words

laned
laneway
langfoss
langley
langoustine
langsat
language

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the mid-20th century as an eponymous unit of measurement honoring Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834–1906), an American astronomer, physicist, and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer to measure solar radiation.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Langley. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/langley
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