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Babbitt, Isaac — ▪ American inventor born July 26, 1799, Taunton, Mass., U.S. died May 26, 1862, Somerville, Mass. American inventor of a tin based alloy (now known as babbitt) widely used for bearings. Trained as a goldsmith, Babbitt made the first… … Universalium
Babbitt — , BABBITT METAL A tin based alloy, called babbitt metal, was invented by Isaac Babbitt in 1839. The metal, composed of a soft, silver white alloy of copper, tin, and antimony, is widely used for bearings to reduce friction. For this… … Dictionary of eponyms
Babbitt — est un terme pouvant désigner: Babbitt, roman de Sinclair Lewis, publié en 1922 Babbitt, film réalisé en 1924 à partir du roman Babbitt, film réalisé en 1934 à partir du roman Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Toponyme … Wikipédia en Français
Babbitt — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Art Babbitt (Arthur Harold Babitsky; 1907–1992), US amerikanischer Animator Bruce Babbitt (* 1938), US amerikanischer Politiker Clinton Babbitt (1831–1907), US amerikanischer Politiker Dinah Babbitt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Babbitt metal — Babbitt metal, also called white metal, is an alloy used to provide the bearing surface in a plain bearing. It was invented in 1839 by Isaac Babbitt [The Timetables of Science|pages=305] in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The term is used today to… … Wikipedia
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Babbitt metal — ☆ Babbitt metal n. [after Isaac Babbitt (1799 1862), U.S. inventor] a soft white metal of tin, lead, copper, and antimony in various proportions, used to reduce friction as in bearings … English World dictionary
Isaac W. Van Schaick — Isaac Whitbeck Van Schaick (* 7. Dezember 1817 in Coxackie, Greene County, New York; † 22. August 1901 in Catonsville, Maryland) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1885 und 1887 sowie nochmals von 1889 bis 1891 vertrat er den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Babbitt — Isaac, U.S. inventor, 1799–1862. See B. metal … Medical dictionary
Isaac Babbitt — Infobox Person name = PAGENAME image size = 150px caption = PAGENAME birth name = birth date = July 26 1799 birth place = Taunton, Massachusetts death date = May 26 1862 death place = Somerville, Massachusetts death cause = resting place =… … Wikipedia
Babbitt metal — noun an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction • Syn: ↑babbitt • Derivationally related forms: ↑babbitt (for: ↑babbitt) • Hypernyms: ↑alloy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
