Babbit

babbit — ⇒BABBIT, subst. LITT., péj. (p. allus. au personnage du roman du même nom [1922] de Sinclair Lewis : G. F. Babbit, homme d affaires, type de l Américain moyen). Personne excessivement préoccupée de soucis matériels, exclusivement vouée à la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

babbit — babbít s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  BABBÍT s. n. aliaj de staniu, stibiu şi cupru, rezistent la fricţiune. (<fr. babbit) Trimis de raduborza, 09.09.2006. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

babbit — Смотри Баббит …   Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии

babbit — m IV, D. u, Ms. babbiticie, blm «stop cyny lub ołowiu z antymonem i miedzią, używany do wylewania panwi łożysk» ‹od nazwiska› …   Słownik języka polskiego

babbit — n. anti friction lining for bearings (Technology); alloy of tin with some copper and antimony (Metallurgy); uncultured person, middle class person …   English contemporary dictionary

babbit — I. noun see babbitt I II. adjective see babbitt II III. noun see babbitt IV …   Useful english dictionary

Babbit and Catstello — are fictional characters, quite obviously based on the comedic duo Abbott and Costello, that appeared in certain Warner Bros. animated cartoons.Although the short, fat character calls the other one Babbit , the tall, skinny one never addresses… …   Wikipedia

Babbit-Metall — Babbit Metall, Lagermetall aus Zinn, Antimon, Kupfer …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

babbit metal — noun see babbitt metal …   Useful english dictionary

Babbit-metal — …   Useful english dictionary

Jamie Babbit — Infobox actor imagesize = 150px name = Jamie Babbit birthname = birthdate = birth date and age|1970|11|16 birthplace = Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States deathdate = deathplace = restingplace = restingplacecoordinates = othername = occupation =… …   Wikipedia