- Babbitt metal
- ☆ Babbitt metaln.[after Isaac Babbitt (1799-1862), U.S. inventor]a soft white metal of tin, lead, copper, and antimony in various proportions, used to reduce friction as in bearings
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Babbitt metal — Babbitt metal, also called white metal, is an alloy used to provide the bearing surface in a plain bearing. It was invented in 1839 by Isaac Babbitt [The Timetables of Science|pages=305] in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The term is used today to… … Wikipedia
Babbitt metal — Bab bitt met al [From the inventor, Isaac Babbitt of Massachusetts.] A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Babbitt metal — Babbitt metal. См. Баббит. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Babbitt metal — noun an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction • Syn: ↑babbitt • Derivationally related forms: ↑babbitt (for: ↑babbitt) • Hypernyms: ↑alloy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Babbitt metal — Metall. 1. any of various alloys of tin with smaller amounts of antimony and copper, used as an antifriction lining for bearings. 2. any of various similar alloys. Also, babbitt metal, babbitt. [1870 75, Amer.; named after Isaac Babbitt (1799… … Universalium
babbitt metal — /ˈbæbət mɛtl/ (say babuht metl) noun 1. an antifriction metal, an alloy of tin, antimony, lead, and copper, used for bearings, etc. 2. any of various similar alloys. {named after Isaac Babbitt, 1799–1862, US inventor} …
babbitt metal — noun a soft alloy of tin, antimony, copper, and usually lead, used to line bearings. Origin C19: named after Isaac Babbitt, the American inventor … English new terms dictionary
Babbitt metal — Bab′bitt met al n. mel any of various alloys of tin with smaller amounts of antimony and copper, used as an antifriction lining for bearings • Etymology: 1870–75; after Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862), U.S. inventor … From formal English to slang
babbitt metal — See babbitt … Dictionary of automotive terms
babbitt metal — noun A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction … Wiktionary
