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GRAM-CALORIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- langley
1, record 1, English, langley
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Ly 2, record 1, English, Ly
correct, obsolete
- L 3, record 1, English, L
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unit of radiant energy per unit area equal to 1 gram-calorie per cm². 4, record 1, English, - langley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The intensity of insolation or shortwave solar radiation is normally expressed in langleys (cal/sq.cm) per unit of time (min., hr., or day). 2, record 1, English, - langley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Named for Samuel P. Langley (1834-1906), a pioneering solar energy researcher at the Smithsonian Institution ... 5, record 1, English, - langley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Langley (L): Now obsolete. 3, record 1, English, - langley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Modern meteorologists tend to use the mks unit W m². 6, record 1, English, - langley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langley
1, record 1, French, langley
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Ly 2, record 1, French, Ly
correct, masculine noun
- ly 3, record 1, French, ly
masculine noun
- lg 4, record 1, French, lg
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Langley 5, record 1, French, Langley
masculine noun
- unité Langley 6, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20Langley
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité d'énergie rayonnante par unité de surface égale à l calorie-gramme par cm². 7, record 1, French, - langley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'intensité de l'insolation ou rayonnement solaire de courte longueur d'onde est normalement exprimée en «Langleys» (cal/cm²) par unité de temps (minutes, heures ou jours). 8, record 1, French, - langley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
274 langleys (ly), soit 274 petites calories par centimètre carré de surface horizontale par jour moyen ou 2637 Kilowatts (kW) par hectare, en ne comptant que les heures de jour. 3, record 1, French, - langley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langley, Ly : CGS - 1 cal/cm². Étymologie : vient du savant Samuel Langley. 9, record 1, French, - langley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] symbole lg. 4, record 1, French, - langley
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- langley
1, record 1, Spanish, langley
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de energía radiante igual a 1 caloría-gramo por cm². 1, record 1, Spanish, - langley
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