Definitions for sabinˈseɪ bɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sa•binˈseɪ bɪn(n.)
a unit of sound absorption, equal to the absorption of one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
Category: Physics
Origin of sabin:
1930–35; after W.C. Sabine (1868–1919), U.S. physicist
Sa•binˈseɪ bɪn(n.)
Albert Bruce,1906–93, U.S. physician, born in Russia: developed the Sabin vaccine.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
sabin(noun)
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
Sabin, Albert Sabin, Albert Bruce Sabin(noun)
United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906)
Wiktionary
sabin(Noun)
A unit of measurement, in the International System of Units (SI), that measures a material's absorbance of sound. A material that is 1 square meter in size that can absorb 100% of sound has a value of one metric sabin.
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