sabin

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A unit of measurement that measures a material's absorbance of sound. A material that is 1 square meter in size that can absorb 100% of sound has a value of one metric sabin.
3. A male given name.
4. A place in the United States:
5. A minor city in Clay County, Minnesota, named after Dwight M. Sabin.
6. A neighbourhood in north-east Portland, Oregon.
7. An unincorporated community in the town of Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin.

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Examples

“Sabine gave his name⟳ to the sabin, the standard unit that is ‘equal to the sound⟳ absorption of a square foot of a perfectly absorbing surface such as an open⟳ window’.”

“Albert Sabin, medical researcher”

“Sabin Figaro, Final Fantasy character”

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