sabin

¹ American  

[sey-bin] / ˈseɪ bɪn /

noun

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

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Sabin ² American  

[sey-bin] / ˈseɪ bɪn /

noun

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

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Sabin ¹ British  

/ 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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sabin ² British  

/ ˈseɪ-, ˈsæbɪn /

noun

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

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Sabin ¹ Scientific  

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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sabin ² Scientific  

/ sā′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.

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Etymology

Origin of sabin

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

Example Sentences

The chapter’s named co-authors are Jessica Wentz, a senior fellow at Columbia’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, which “develops legal techniques to combat the climate crisis and advance climate justice”; and Radley Horton, a professor at Columbia Climate School, where he has taught on subjects like climate hazards and extreme weather events.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Pielke says the mystery author is Michael Burger, executive director of the Sabin Center.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Wentz is at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, whose “core mission” is to “develop and promulgate legal techniques to combat the climate crisis and advance climate justice.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Daniela Sabin Hathorn, senior market analyst at Capital.com, noted that the forward growth estimates of companies are also "ticking higher".

From Barron's

“Markets had been trading as if the tariff saga was largely resolved thanks to progress with the EU, Japan and Korea — China being the conspicuous loose end,” said Daniela Sabin Hathorn, a senior market analyst at the online trading platform Capital.com.

From MarketWatch