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babit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • babbitt noun A soft metal alloy used to line bearings and reduce friction.

Senses

babit is used for these senses in English:

  • babbitt Ellipsis of babbitt metal or Babbitt metal (“a soft white alloy of variable composition used in bearings to diminish friction”).

babbitt — full definition

  1. noun A soft metal alloy used to line bearings and reduce friction.
  2. verb To line a bearing surface with this alloy.
  3. noun A person who conforms unquestioningly to conventional, materialistic middle-class values (from the novel character).