Meaning of Babbitt's metal | Babel Free

Definitions

Rare form of babbitt metal.

countable, form-of, rare, uncountable

Examples

“The supposed superiority of brass or Babbitt's metal lined boxes over iron⟳ boxes, in positions very liable to heating, lies in their greater softness and conductivity for heat.”

“In 1839 Isaac Babbitt, a goldsmith of Boston, Mass., discovered the alloy known as Babbitt's metal which is used the world over in bearings of machinery.”

“So-called Babbitt's metals made principally of lead⟳, and weighing six ounces per cubic inch, are dear at any price, when compared with the tin Babbitt's metals which weight but 4¼ ounces per cubic inch, and never heat or cut⟳ journals.”

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