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langley

/ˈlæŋli/

langley noun: a unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m² in SI units. Symbol: Ly.

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.

Proper noun capitalized: Langley

Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)

  1. A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
  2. A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471).
  3. A suburb in Heanor and Loscoe parish, south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
  4. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434).
  5. A suburb of Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8507).
  6. A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).
  7. A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122).
  8. A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051).
  9. A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261).
  10. A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015).
  11. A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828).
  12. A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1962).
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  1. A suburb of Oldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9988).
  2. A hamlet in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8029).
  3. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky.
  7. A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
  8. An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
  9. (metonymically) The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
    • Others suggested—either seriously or in jest—that Freddy was a CIA operative: “Back to Langley I’m afraid.” Last night, he deactivated his X account.2026 July 1, Will Oremus, “So Long to America’s Favorite Everymensch”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
  10. A city on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
  11. A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
  12. A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
  13. A locality in Mount Alexander Shire, central Victoria, Australia.
  14. A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.
  15. A habitational surname from Old English.

langley meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

langley in Hindi

लैंगली

langley in Tamil

லாங்லி, லாங்லீ, லாங்லே

langley in Marathi

लॅंगली, लॅंगले

langley in Urdu

لینگلی
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langley in Bengali
ল্যাংলি, ল্যাংগলি, ল্যাঙ্গলি
langley in Telugu
లాంగ్లీ, లాంగ్లే
langley in Malayalam
ലാൻഗ്ലി, ലാങ്ലി
langley in Kannada
ಲ್ಯಾಂಗ್ಲಿ
langley in Punjabi
ਲੈਂਗਲੀ
langley in Gujarati
લેંગલી, લેંગ્લી
langley in Odia
ଲାଙ୍ଗ୍ଲି, ଲାଙ୍ଗ୍ଲେ
langley in Nepali
ल्याङ्ले, लाङ्ले, ल्याङ्ली

Forms of langley

Noun
plurallangleys
Proper noun
pluralLangleys
alternative formLansley

Origin of langley

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

From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).

Words formed from langley

Phrases with langley

Questions about langley

What does langley mean?
Langley means a unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m² in SI units. Symbol: Ly.
What is langley in Hindi?
Langley in Hindi is लैंगली. See Langley meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is langley?
Langley can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce langley?
Langley is pronounced /ˈlæŋli/.
What is the plural of langley?
The plural of langley is langleys.

Words near langley in the dictionary

  1. langlaufed
  2. langlaufer
  3. langlaufers
  4. langlaufing
  5. langlaufs
  6. langley
  7. Langley Green
  8. Langley Mill
  9. Langley Vale
  10. langleys
  11. Langlie

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Adapted from Wiktionary: langley (page history and authors); Langley (page history and authors); langley (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); langley (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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