babbitt metal

2 definitions found

babbitt metal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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
     friction.
     [1913 Webster]

babbitt metal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Babbitt metal
      n 1: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for
           bearings that reduces friction [syn: Babbitt metal,
           babbitt]