sabin

[ sey-bin ]

noun
  1. Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.

Origin of sabin

1
First recorded in 1930–35; named after W. C. Sabine

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Other definitions for Sabin (2 of 2)

Sabin
[ sey-bin ]

noun
  1. Albert Bruce, 1906–93, U.S. physician, born in Poland: developed Sabin vaccine.

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British Dictionary definitions for sabin (1 of 2)

sabin

/ (ˈsæbɪn, ˈseɪ-) /


noun
  1. physics a unit of acoustic absorption equal to the absorption resulting from one square foot of a perfectly absorbing surface

Origin of sabin

1
C20: introduced by Wallace C. Sabine (1868–1919), US physicist

British Dictionary definitions for Sabin (2 of 2)

Sabin

/ (ˈseɪbɪn) /


noun
  1. Albert Bruce. 1906–93, US microbiologist, born in Poland. He developed the Sabin vaccine (1955), taken orally to immunize against poliomyelitis

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Scientific definitions for sabin (1 of 2)

sabin

[ bĭn ]


  1. A unit of acoustic absorption such that one square meter of material of one sabin absorbs 100 percent of the sound energy that strikes it.

Scientific definitions for Sabin (2 of 2)

Sabin

  1. American microbiologist and physician who developed a vaccine against polio that contained an active form of the polio virus (1957). This replaced a less effective vaccine, invented by Jonas Salk, that contained an inactivated form of the virus.

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