| NOUN | quantity | langley | unit of solar radiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | Langley, Samuel Pierpoint Langley | United States astronomer and aviation / aviation / aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906) |
| Sounds | lae'nggliy; lae'ngliy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Unit of solar radiation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | unit of measurement, unit | Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange |
| Meaning | United States astronomer and aviation / aviation / aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Samuel Pierpoint Langley | |
| Instance of | astronomer, uranologist, stargazer | A physicist who studies astronomy |
| inventor, discoverer, artificer | someone who is the first to think of or make something | |
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