# sabin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈseɪbɪn/ · frequency rank #53,832

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sabin