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babbitt

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"Bearing metal"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈbæbɪt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted abbbittStarts with BEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. line with a Babbitt metal

Word origin

The noun is derived from Babbitt, the surname of the American inventor Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862) who invented the alloy.

Used in a sentence

  • Running while low on oil had galled the babbitt.
  • In most applications, the inner bearing surface is made of a thin layer of a soft white metal (babbitt), which has a low melting temperature.
  • The main bearings were babbitted and line-bored.

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