rayleigh

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Synonyms: raleigh, kayleigh, hayleigh, ryleigh, bayleigh, ralegh, kaleigh, cranleigh, hadleigh, arleigh, bradleigh

Antonyms: raleigh, kayleigh, hayleigh, ryleigh, bayleigh, ralegh, kaleigh, cranleigh, hadleigh, arleigh, bradleigh

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|physics|astronomy}} A unit of [[brightness]] (of the sky at night) equal to 10¹⁰/4π [[quanta]] per [[square meter]] per [[second]] per [[steradian]]

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. [[w:John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh|Lord Rayleigh]], English physicist
3. {{place|en|town/and/cpar|with a town council in|dist/Rochford|co/Essex|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref TQ8090}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/essex/rochford/rayleigh-parish.html Parish map (Essex)]</ref>
4. {{place|en|neighbourhood|city/Kamloops|p/British Columbia|c/Canada}}, named after the English town.

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