babbitting

ˈbæbɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of babbitting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

talkative

Rare

speaking a lot without saying anything important

Rare

She was babbitting about her weekend plans.

garrulous

loquacious

machinery

TECH.

having a lining of Babbitt metal

TECH.

The babbitting surface ensures smooth operation of the engine.

coated

lined

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Origin of babbitting

English, Babbitt (alloy) + ing (suffix)

Examples of babbitting in a sentence

The meeting was full of babbitting and no decisions.
The babbitting layer was crucial for the machine's durability.
Engineers praised the babbitting quality of the new bearings.

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French:bavard, babbitté, ...
German:geschwätzig, babbittbeschichtet, ...
Italian:chiacchierone, babbitt, ...
Spanish:hablador, de metal Babbitt, ...
Portuguese:tagarela, de metal Babbitt, ...
Chinese:喋喋不休的, 巴氏合金的, ...
Japanese:無駄話をする, バビットメタルの, ...
Arabic:ثَرثَار, مُبَطَّن بِبابِيت, ...
Hebrew:מְפַטְפֵּט, מְצֻפֶּה בַּבִּיט, ...
Russian:болтливый, баббитовый, ...
Ukrainian:базікаючий, бабітовий, ...
Hindi:बातूनी, बैबिटिंग, ...
Bengali:বাচাল, বাবিট ধাতুর, ...
Catalan:xerrameca, babbittat, ...
Czech:žvanivý, babitovaný, ...
Danish:plapre, babbittbelagt, ...
Dutch:babbelen, babbitt, ...
Greek:φλύαρος, επενδυτικός με Babbitt, ...
Hungarian:locsogó, babbittfémes, ...
Khmer:និយាយឥតបានការ, មានស្រទាប់លោហៈបាប៊ីត, ...
Korean:수다스러운, 배빗 금속으로 안감 처리된, ...
Persian:پرحرف, بابیتی, ...
Polish:gawędziarski, babbitowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):falante, revestido de Babbitt, ...
Romanian:vorbăreț, cu căptușeală de Babbitt, ...
Swedish:babblande, babbittbelagd, ...
Thai:พูดมาก, บาบิตติ้ง, ...
Turkish:boş konuşan, Babbitt kaplamalı, ...
Vietnamese:nói nhảm, có lớp lót Babbitt, ...

babbitt

ˈbæbɪt

Definition of babbitt - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

metallurgy

TECH.

soft metal alloy used in bearings

TECH.

The engine uses babbitt to reduce friction.

alloy

bearing metal

white metal

materialism

Dated

person with materialistic middle-class values

Dated

He was considered a babbitt by his peers.

bourgeois

materialist

Verb

tr.

technology

TECH.

coat bearing surfaces with low-friction metal for smooth rotation

TECH.

The mechanic will babbitt the bearing to ensure smooth operation.

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Origin of babbitt

American, from the character Babbitt in Sinclair Lewis's novel

Examples of babbitt in a sentence

The mechanic replaced the worn babbitt.
She dismissed him as a babbitt, uninterested in art.
The novel portrays him as a babbitt, obsessed with status.
They need to babbitt the engine parts regularly.
He learned how to babbitt during his apprenticeship.

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French:métal Babbitt, revêtir de métal Babbitt, ...
German:Babbitt, auskleiden, ...
Italian:babbitt, rivestire con metallo Babbitt, ...
Spanish:metal babbitt, cubrir, ...
Portuguese:metal Babbitt, revestir, ...
Chinese:巴氏合金, 镶嵌, ...
Japanese:バビット, バビットで裏打ちする, ...
Arabic:سَبِيكَة بَابِيت, غَلَّفَ, ...
Hebrew:בַּבִּיט, לְצַפּוֹת, ...
Russian:баббит, покрыть баббитом, ...
Ukrainian:бабіт, вистеляти бабітовим металом, ...
Hindi:बैबिट, बेबिट करना, ...
Bengali:বাবিট, আবৃত করা, ...
Catalan:babbitt, folrar, ...
Czech:babit, vylít ložisko, ...
Danish:babbitt, fore, ...
Dutch:babbitt, bekleden, ...
Greek:κράμα μπαμπίτ, επενδύω με μέταλλο Babbitt, ...
Hungarian:antifrikciós fém, babbittfémmel bevonni, ...
Khmer:លោហៈបាប៊ីត, ស្រោបផ្ទៃទ្រនាប់ដែលប៉ះកកិតដោយលោហៈកកិតតិច, ...
Korean:배빗, 배빗으로 덮다, ...
Persian:بابیت, پوشش داد, ...
Polish:stop babbit, pokryć, ...
Portuguese (BR):metal babbitt, revestir, ...
Romanian:babbit, a căptuși cu Babbitt, ...
Swedish:babbittmetall, babbitta, ...
Thai:บาบิต, บุโลหะบาบิต, ...
Turkish:babbit, Babbitt metali ile kaplamak, ...
Vietnamese:babbitt, lót kim loại Babbitt, ...

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Definition of babbitting - Reverso English Dictionary

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