babbitt

Meaning of babbitt

noun

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”).

verb

To line (something) with babbitt metal to reduce friction.

noun

A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals.

Information about babbitt

  • The plural form of babbitt is: babbitts.
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Hyphenation of babbitt

bab-bitt

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • babbitt is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with babbitt

bitt, Babbitt, Bobbitt, bobbitt, forebitt, unbitt, Nesbitt

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