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Translation of "rayleigh" into Russian

Rayleigh
Noun
rayleigh
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Рэли
Rayleigh is a market town in Essex, England.
Рэли — это рыночный город в Эссексе, Англия.

Definitions

Rayleigh
Noun
raiting
A unit of measurement used in the field of atmospheric physics to quantify the brightness of airglow and auroras, equivalent to 10^10 photons per square meter per second per steradian.
The aurora borealis was measured at 1000 Rayleighs, indicating a particularly bright display.
Rayleigh
Adjective
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Relating to Lord Rayleigh or to phenomena, laws, or units named after him.
Rayleigh scattering explains why the daytime sky appears blue.
Rayleigh
Proper noun
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A town in Essex, England, within the district of Rochford.
Rayleigh lies approximately thirty miles east of central London.
The hereditary title Baron Rayleigh in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, or a person who holds this title.
The fourth Rayleigh continued his predecessor’s interest in scientific research.
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919), English physicist and Nobel laureate.
Rayleigh discovered argon in collaboration with William Ramsay.