sabin

9.9

A measure of how much sound a material or surface absorbs

noun
/ˈsæbɪn/

Specialized

: sabin

The auditorium's sound absorption was measured at five hundred sabins to ensure optimal acoustics.

Examples

The engineers calculated the total sabin rating required to reduce echoes in the hall.
Each panel provides an absorption of 1 sabin.
A material with a higher number of sabins is more effective at absorbing sound.
The room had an acoustic treatment of 10 sabin.
The auditorium's sound absorption was measured at five hundred sabins to ensure optimal acoustics.
A material with a higher number of sabins is more effective at absorbing sound.
Each panel provides an absorption of 1 sabin.

Compounds

Sabin vaccine

Specialized

1 4.4

A vaccine given by mouth that has a weakened live virus to protect against polio

Surface Forms

sabin singular

sabins plural

Etymology

Sabin is named after the scientist Sabine, who studied how materials 'absorb' sound in rooms. So a sabin measures how much sound a surface takes in, and that is why engineers use it to make spaces less echoey.