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

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

“Matt Dillon represents a lot of what we don’t have right now,” Sabin said.

From Los Angeles Times

“If there’s a great show, people will seek it out wherever it is,” said Neal Sabin, vice chairman of Weigel Broadcasting, which has carried “Gunsmoke” on MeTV since 2006.

From Los Angeles Times

Sabin believes “Gunsmoke” may be seeing an uptick in viewing as audiences tend to look to familiarity and comfort during times of uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times