sabin

sabin
   a non-metric unit of sound absorption used in acoustical engineering. One sabin is the sound absorption of one square foot of a perfectly absorbing surface--such as an open window! The sound absorption of a wall or some other surface is the area of the surface, in square feet, multiplied by a coefficient which depends on the material of the surface and also on the frequency of the sound. These coefficients are carefully measured and tabulated. The unit honors Wallace Sabine (1868-1919), a Harvard University professor who founded the systematic study of acoustics about 1895. Sabine used this unit, which he called the open window unit (owu), as early as 1911.

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  • Sabin — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Albert Sabin (1906–1993), Arzt und Virologe, Entwickler der Polio Schluckimpfung Alvah Sabin (1793–1885), US amerikanischer Politiker Dwight May Sabin (1843–1902), US amerikanischer Politiker Florence Rena …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sabin — may refer to:* Albert Sabin, who developed the oral vaccine for Polio * Dwight M. Sabin, U.S. Senator from Minnesota * Florence R. Sabin, American medical scientist * Chris Sabin, professional wrestler * Sabin Rene Figaro, fictional character… …   Wikipedia

  • sabin — ⇒SABIN, INE, adj. et subst. A. GÉOGR. ANC. 1. Adj. et subst. (Personne) qui habitait la Sabine, région voisine de Rome. Le pays sabin; l Enlèvement des Sabines. L on ne trouvait plus au septième siècle de la république de ces matrones sabines qui …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sabin —   [ sæbɪn], Albert Bruce, amerikanischer Kinderarzt und Virologe russischer Herkunft, * Białystok 26. 8. 1906, ✝ Washington (District of Columbia) 3. 3. 1993; ab 1939 Professor in Cincinnati (Ohio), 1974 82 in Columbia ( …   Universal-Lexikon

  • sabin — SABÍN, Ă, sabini, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care făcea parte din populaţia latină ce locuia în centrul Italiei antice sau era originară de acolo. 2. adj. Care aparţine, care este caracteristic sabinilor (1) privitor la sabini. –… …   Dicționar Român

  • Sabin — Sabin, MN U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 421 Housing Units (2000): 158 Land area (2000): 0.302769 sq. miles (0.784167 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.302769 sq. miles (0.784167 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sabin, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 421 Housing Units (2000): 158 Land area (2000): 0.302769 sq. miles (0.784167 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.302769 sq. miles (0.784167 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sabin — Sabin, nach der Heldensage Rathgeber des Königs Hugdietrich von Constantinopel; beredete den König das in seiner Abwesenheit von seiner Gemahlin geborene Kind, Wolfdietrich, durch Putung von Meran tödten zu lassen, verlor jedoch nachher die Gunst …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • SABIN — Arabes Deum appellant, et illi decimas mensurâ non pondere persolvunt. Vide Sabis, et Turneb. in Cic. de LL …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Sabin — Patronyme surtout porté dans la Mayenne, rencontré sous les formes Saby, Sabi dans le Sud Ouest, également Savin dans le Poitou et en Bourgogne. Il correspond au nom de personne latin Sabinus, et fut popularisé par divers saints, dont deux… …   Noms de famille

  • Sabin — [sā′bin] Albert B(ruce) 1906 93; U.S. physician & bacteriologist, born in Russia: developed an oral vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis …   English World dictionary

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