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rayleigh

noun
/ˈreɪli/

Etymology

Of the same origin as Raleigh (which is usually pronounced differently); see Wikipedia at Rayleigh, Essex § Toponymy.

Definitions

  1. A unit of brightness (of the sky at night) equal to 10¹⁰/4π quanta per square meter per…

    A unit of brightness (of the sky at night) equal to 10¹⁰/4π quanta per square meter per second per steradian

  2. A surname.

  3. Lord Rayleigh, English physicist

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid…

      A town and civil parish with a town council in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8090).

    2. A neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, named after the English town.

The neighborhood

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