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Babbitt metal, babbitt(noun)
an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.
Origin: Named after inventor Isaac Babbitt.
a soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction
The numerical value of babbitt metal in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
The numerical value of babbitt metal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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