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SABIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sabin
1, record 1, English, sabin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unit of sound absorption, used in acoustical engineering. 2, record 1, English, - sabin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The metric sabin (after Wallace Clement Sabine, a United States physicist) is the equivalent of one square metre of perfectly absorbing material. The corresponding English unit uses the square foot and is known simply as the sabin. 3, record 1, English, - sabin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sabine
1, record 1, French, sabine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- unité Sabine 2, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20Sabine
correct, feminine noun
- sabin 3, record 1, French, sabin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pouvoir d'absorption des matériaux [...] s'exprime [...] en unités de surface et dans la littérature française il est généralement exprimé en mètres carrés; par contre, dans la littérature anglo-saxonne, il est toujours exprimé en "sabines", unité qui est pratiquement égale au 1/10 de mètre carré (elle vaut exactement 1 pied carré). 1, record 1, French, - sabine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sabin
1, record 1, Spanish, sabin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de medida de la capacidad de absorción de sonido equivalente a un pie cuadrado de superficie absorbente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sabin
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