sabin

¹

[sey-bin]

noun

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

Sabin

²

[sey-bin]

noun

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

Sabin

¹

/ ˈseɪbɪn /

noun

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

sabin

²

/ ˈseɪ-, ˈsæbɪn /

noun

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

Sabin

¹

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.

sabin

²

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sabin¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sabin¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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“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.

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

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“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.

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

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