sabin

[ sey-bin ]

/ ˈseɪ bɪn /

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noun

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

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Origin of sabin

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

Words nearby sabin

saber shin, saber tibia, saber-toothed, saber-toothed tiger, Sabia virus, sabin, Sabina, Sabine, Sabine Lake, Sabinianus, Sabin vaccine

Other definitions for sabin (2 of 2)

Sabin

[ sey-bin ]

/ ˈseɪ bɪn /

noun

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

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How to use sabin in a sentence

Often delivered on a sugar cube, Sabin’s easily digested vaccine was the inspiration for the song “A Spoonful of Sugar” in the movie Mary Poppins.
Epidemics have happened before and they’ll happen again. What will we remember?|Aimee Cunningham|October 27, 2021|Science News
Sabin’s approach was to weaken the poliovirus by making it replicate in nonhuman cells.
Epidemics have happened before and they’ll happen again. What will we remember?|Aimee Cunningham|October 27, 2021|Science News
The search might be quixotic, but Sabin would regret not tilting at these windmills.
The 50-year-old problem that eludes theoretical computer science|Siobhan Roberts|October 27, 2021|MIT Technology Review
A decade later, when Sabin made the altruistic decision to donate his strains to the World Health Organization, global access to the vaccine increased considerably.
The U.S. and Russia could join forces to get people vaccinated. They did before.|Yana Demeshko, Ruth Gabor, Ivan Grek, Kristen Ho|September 1, 2021|Washington Post

The impact of the collaboration between Sabin and Chumakov extended well beyond the borders of Eastern and Central Europe.
The U.S. and Russia could join forces to get people vaccinated. They did before.|Yana Demeshko, Ruth Gabor, Ivan Grek, Kristen Ho|September 1, 2021|Washington Post
“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|DAILY BEAST
(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|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Sabin smiled a curious smile, and lit a cigarette from the open box before him.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
“A fairly well hit ball, I think, Dumayne,” Mr. Sabin remarked.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Mr. Sabin was on the point of asking another question, but Wolfenden interrupted him.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Mr. Sabin had thrown several balls upon the green, and was practising long putts.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
He has ceased now, I suppose,” Mr. Sabin remarked, “to take much interest in the matter?
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim

British Dictionary definitions for sabin (1 of 2)

sabin

/ (ˈsæbɪn, ˈseɪ-) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for sabin (2 of 2)

Sabin

/ (ˈseɪbɪn) /

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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Medical definitions for sabin (1 of 2)

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).

Medical definitions for sabin (2 of 2)

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.

Scientific definitions for sabin (1 of 2)

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.

Scientific definitions for sabin (2 of 2)

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.