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Babbitt
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Alloys:
Short for
babbitt metal
, Babbitt
metal
(“a
soft
white
alloy
of
variable
composition
(
for example
,
nine
parts
of
tin
to one of
copper
, or
fifty
parts
of
tin
to
five
of
antimony
and one of
copper
) used in
bearings
to
diminish
friction”).
●
In American English & People:
Alternative letter-case form of Babbitt (“a person who
subscribes
complacently
to
materialistic
middle-class
ideals”)
●
In American English & People:
A person who
subscribes
complacently
to
materialistic
middle-class
ideals.
●
Alternative letter-case form of
babbitt
(“a
soft
white
alloy
of
variable
composition
(
for example
,
nine
parts
of
tin
to one of
copper
, or
fifty
parts
of
tin
to
five
of
antimony
and one of
copper
) used in
bearings
to
diminish
friction”)
Verb
●
To
line
(something) with
babbitt metal
to reduce friction.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Babbit
Babbitt
Related
Williams
Wingfield
Bingham
Martins
Rhymes
Habit
Rabbit
Rabbet
Wabbit
Babbitt
Inhabit
Cohabit
Babbitt
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