antifriction metal

/ ˌæntɪˈfrɪkʃən /

noun

1. another name for white metal

Example Sentences

Antifriction Metal, a name given to various alloys of tin, zinc, copper, antimony, lead, &c., which oppose little resistance to motion, with great resistance to the effects of friction, so far as concerns the wearing away of the surfaces of contact.

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The big lead wheel, with the bearings of antifriction metal, was spinning around swiftly and noiselessly.

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