babbitt metal

1. 1.

   an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction

   Synonymsbabbitt

   Broaderalloy

Questions about babbitt metal

What does babbitt metal mean?

babbitt metal means "an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction".

What is another word for babbitt metal?

Close synonyms include babbitt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is babbitt metal a common word?

babbitt metal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.