babbitt

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

Ellipsis of babbitt metal or Babbitt metal (“a soft white alloy of variable composition used in bearings to diminish friction”).

Verb

To line (something) with babbitt metal to reduce friction.

Conceptos

metal babbitt

metal de cojinete

Sinónimos

Babbitt metal

white metal

babbit metal

Babbit metal

Babbit alloy

babbit

bearing metal

Traducciones

Lagermetall

metall de coixinet

metall de Babbitt

Spießer

Weißmetall

Babbitmetall

petit bourgeois

régule

métal blanc

babbitt

métal antifriction

metallo antifrizione

babbit

metallo babbit

babbittmetaal

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈbæbɪt/

Etimología (Inglés)

The noun is derived from Babbitt, the surname of the American inventor Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862) who invented the alloy.
The verb is derived from the noun.