Sabin — may refer to:* Albert Sabin, who developed the oral vaccine for Polio * Dwight M. Sabin, U.S. Senator from Minnesota * Florence R. Sabin, American medical scientist * Chris Sabin, professional wrestler * Sabin Rene Figaro, fictional character… … Wikipedia
sabin — ☆ sabin [sā′bin ] n. [after W. C. Sabine (1868 1919), U.S. physicist] Acoustics the unit for absorption of sound equal to the absorption provided by one square foot of a completely absorbing material … English World dictionary
sabin — unit of acoustic absorption of one square foot of a perfect absorber Units of Measurement … Phrontistery dictionary
sabin — a non metric unit of sound absorption used in acoustical engineering. One sabin is the sound absorption of one square foot of a perfectly absorbing surface such as an open window! The sound absorption of a wall or some other surface is the… … Dictionary of units of measurement
sabin — noun A unit of measurement, in the International System of Units (SI), that measures a materials 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 … Wiktionary
sabin — noun a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound • Hypernyms: ↑absorption unit … Useful english dictionary
sabin — noun Etymology: Wallace C. W. Sabine died 1919 American physicist Date: 1934 a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by one square foot of a perfect absorber … New Collegiate Dictionary
sabin — /say bin/, n. Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface. [1930 35; named after W. C. SABINE] * * * … Universalium
sabin — n. unit of measure for sound absorption (Physics) … English contemporary dictionary
sabin — sa•bin [[t]ˈseɪ bɪn[/t]] n. phs a unit of sound absorption, equal to the absorption of one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface • Etymology: 1930–35; after W.C. Sabine (1868–1919), U.S. physicist … From formal English to slang
