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Babbitt metal

//ˈbæbɪt ˌmɛtəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of babbitt metal. alt-of, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A soft white alloy of variable composition (for example, nine parts of tin to one of copper, or fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction. countable, uncountable

    "An elaborate test of six samples of babbitt metals was recently made in England by a Professor of Engineering, assisted by a metallurgist, which was published by a prominent engineering journal occupying six columns with charts, tables and photographs."

  3. 3
    an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction wordnet

Etymology

After American inventor Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862) who invented the alloy.

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