sabin meaning

UK US /ˈseɪbɪn/ 2 syllables

sabin (noun): a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound.

sabin has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sabin as a noun

  1. a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound

    Type of: absorption unit

  2. United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906)

    Synonyms: Albert Sabin, Albert Bruce Sabin

    Type of: microbiologist

How to pronounce sabin

sabin is pronounced /ˈseɪbɪn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in IN · 5-letter words

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