Rayleigh en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈreɪli/
Etymology
Of the same origin as Raleigh (which is usually pronounced differently); see Wikipedia at Rayleigh, Essex § Toponymy.
Meanings
- A surname.
- Lord Rayleigh, English physicist
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8090).
- A neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, named after the English town.
Deriveds
Rayleigh scattering · Rayleigh-Bénard convection · Rayleigh-Jeans law