babbitt metals

A form of 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.

Meanings

babbitt metals1

noun
  1. pluralplural of babbitt metal

Babbitt metals2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Babbitt metal
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