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Rayleigh
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rayleigh
English
Etymology
Of the same origin as en Raleigh (which is usually pronounced differently); see Wikipedia at Rayleigh, Essex § Toponymy.
Pronunciation
en /ˈreɪli/
Proper noun
en.
Lord Rayleigh, English physicist
en town/and/cpar with a town council in dist/Rochford co/Essex cc/England OS grid ref TQ8090. Parish map (Essex)
en neighbourhood city/Kamloops p/British Columbia c/Canada, named after the English town.
Derived terms
en Rayleigh-Jeans law Rayleigh scattering Rayleigh-Bénard convection
Related terms
en Raleigh<qq:not to be confused; usually sounds different>
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