sabin

[sey-bin]

noun

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

Origin of sabin

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

Sabin

[sey-bin]

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for sabin

Contemporary Examples of sabin

“We follow the Geneva Convention, just like any country,” said Sabin Hadad, spokesperson for the Israeli Interior Ministry.
Gay Palestinians In Israel: The 'Invisible Men'
Itay Hod
August 13, 2014
(The Sabin versus Salk debate is one of the great arguments in modern medical history and will not be recapitulated here).
U.N. Calls Middle East Polio Outbreak ‘Greatest Polio Challenge in History’
Kent Sepkowitz
April 9, 2014

Historical Examples of sabin

The proportions were by barrels of cement to barrels of sand, and Sabin called a 380-lb.
Concrete Construction
Halbert P. Gillette
It will be seen that the cement used by Sabin yielded 3.65 cu.
Concrete Construction
Halbert P. Gillette
Sabin is obviously not much interested in British biobibliographies.
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies
Archer Taylor
The text here given is taken from his work (Sabin's Edition, 1865).
A Source Book in American History to 1787
Various
"Then judgment must go for Peters," rejoined Sabin, with ill suppressed warmth.
The Rangers
D. P. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for sabin

sabin

noun

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

Word Origin for sabin

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

Sabin

noun

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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Word Origin and History for sabin

Sabin

in reference to polio vaccine, 1955, from name of Russian-born U.S. microbiologist Albert B. Sabin (1906-1993).

Medicine definitions for sabin

Sabin

[sā′bĭn]Albert Bruce 1906-1993

American microbiologist and physician who developed a live-virus vaccine against polio (1957), replacing the killed-virus vaccine invented by Jonas Salk.

Sabin

Florence Rena 1871-1953

American pioneer anatomist noted for her investigations of the lymphatic system. She was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences (1925).

Science definitions for sabin

sabin

[sā′bĭn]

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.

Sabin

Albert Bruce 1906-1993

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.