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BABBITT METAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Babbitt metal mean?
• BABBITT METAL (noun)
The noun BABBITT METAL has 1 sense:
1. an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
Familiarity information: BABBITT METAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
babbitt; Babbitt metal
Hypernyms ("Babbitt metal" is a kind of...):
alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)
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