sabin

/S EY1 B IH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    (acoustics) 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.

  2. 2

    A surname.

  3. 3

    A male given name.

  4. 4

    A place in the United States:

  5. 5

    A minor city in Clay County, Minnesota, named after Dwight M. Sabin.

  6. 6

    A neighbourhood in north-east Portland, Oregon.

  7. 7

    An unincorporated community in the town of Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin.