babbitt
/ˈbæbɪt/IPA: /B AE1 B IH0 T/
noun
- 1
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”).
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To line (something) with babbitt metal to reduce friction.
noun
- 1
A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals.
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