babbitt

Meaning

Synonyms

babbit metal

Babbit metal

Babbit alloy

babbit

bearing metal

Translations

Lagermetall

metall de coixinet

metall de Babbitt

Babbitmetall

petit bourgeois

métal blanc

babbitt

métal antifriction

metallo antifrizione

babbit

metallo babbit

babbittmetaal

Frequency

44k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbæbɪt/
Etymology

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.

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