Found 2 items, similar to Babbitt metal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Babbitt metal Babbitt metal n : an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings [syn: babbitt]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Babbitt metal Babbitt metal \Bab"bitt met`al\ [From the inventor, Isaac Babbitt of Massachusetts.] 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. [1913 Webster]