Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by one square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound.
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- noun acoustics A unit of measurement, in the
International System of Units (SI ), 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.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Chris'mus tukkey, 'stid o' sabin 'ob it fur hash fur breakfus'.
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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In June, sabin was honored at the Democratic convention when it passed the Repeal platform; in July she persuaded the WONPR to endorse Roosevelt.
LAST CALL DANIEL OKRENT 2010
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In June, sabin was honored at the Democratic convention when it passed the Repeal platform; in July she persuaded the WONPR to endorse Roosevelt.
LAST CALL DANIEL OKRENT 2010
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We haz dailite sabin tiem frum lass Sundai in March 2 last Sundai in Oct. Sunset juss affer 8pm 2dai.
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Iz confuzzlin heer in summa az nott al staytes bee sabin timez.
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Iz layta nao, sins Sumdai wiv dailite sabin maiken teh curtins faid, ect.
Video: Iz Just Chillin’ - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Ai wunner iffn teh big kitteh is sabin teh liddle wuns fur dizzert!
FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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September 25, 2009 at 10:57 am yu meens wee wud haz tu goe tu skewwel befour sabin an splort bictim?
There’s a - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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One dae mum noticed dat da goggie wood tak himz ice cube an burree dem in da sofa cushins sabin them fore ladder.
Boss cat is giving you - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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O.o Annipuss an Nightshayde a two wae ty an a brillient sab bye Anni fore sabin Nightshayde.
Caturday Conga Line - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
reesetee commented on the word sabin
See WordNet definition above. A sabin was first called an open window unit because it represents the sound absorption of one square foot of a perfectly absorbing surface--such as an open window. Named after Wallace Sabine, a Harvard professor who founded the systematic study of acoustics around 1895.
November 7, 2007
bilby commented on the word sabin
WordNet 3 is the only time I've encountered this word.
December 8, 2008
sionnach commented on the word sabin
You mean it's not named after Sabine, the teenage witch?
December 9, 2008