Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sabin

/ˈseɪbɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: sabin
IPA: /ˈseɪbɪn/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

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Example Sentences

"Sabine gave his name to the sabin, the standard unit that is ‘equal to the sound absorption of a square foot of a perfectly absorbing surface such as an open window’."
"Albert Sabin, medical researcher"
"Sabin Figaro, Final Fantasy character"

Etymology

From Wallace Clement Sabine (1868-1919), US physicist.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Sabinus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈseɪbɪn/

Inflected Forms

sabins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Sabey

Rhymes With

maybin

Questions

How do you pronounce sabin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪbɪn/.
What does sabin mean?: 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.
Where does sabin come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce sabin

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