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Hub
(hŭb)n.
Boston, Massachusetts. Used with the.
[After a scene in The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858), a dialogue collection by Oliver Wendell Holmes, in which a character summarizes the civic pride of Bostonians with the phrase Boston State-House is the Hub of the Solar System.]
hub
(hŭb)n.
1. The center part of a wheel, fan, or propeller.
2. A center of activity or interest; a focal point: Hollywood is the hub of the US movie industry.
[Probably alteration of hob.]
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hub
(hʌb)n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) the central portion of a wheel, propeller, fan, etc, through which the axle passes
2. the focal point
3. (Computer Science) computing a device for connecting computers in a network
4. (Aeronautics) an airport, railway station, bus station, etc from which many services operate and connecting journeys can be made
5. (Transport) an airport, railway station, bus station, etc from which many services operate and connecting journeys can be made
[C17: probably variant of hob1]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hub
(hʌb)n.
1. the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
2. the central part or axle end from which blades or spokelike parts radiate on various devices, as on a fan.
3. a center around which other things revolve or from which they radiate.
4. the Hub, Boston, Mass. (used as a nickname).
[perhaps variant of hob1]
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hub
An organization that sorts and distributes inbound cargo from wholesale supply sources (airlifted, sealifted, and ground transportable) and/or from within the theater. See also hub and spoke distribution; spoke.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun | 1. | hub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes car wheel - a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car electric fan, blower - a fan run by an electric motor |
2. | hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area" |
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hub
noun centre, heart, focus, core, middle, focal point, pivot, nerve centre The island's social hub is the Café Sport.
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hub
noun1. A point of origin from which ideas or influences, for example, originate:
2. A place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance:
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Translations
مَرْكِز الدّولاب أو العَجَلَهمركِز الفعاليَّه أو العَمَل
centrumhubnábojrozbočovač
centrumhjertehjulnav
kerékagy
hjólnöfmiîdepill, miîstöî
stebulė
centrsrumba
iş/faaliyet merkezijanttekerlek göbeği
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hub
[ˌhʌb] n [wheel] → moyeu m
(fig) → centre m, foyer mhub airport n (US) → plateforme f aéroportuaire, hub m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hub
n
(of wheel) → (Rad)nabe f
(fig) → Zentrum nt, → Mittelpunkt m; a hub of finance → ein finanzielles Zentrum; the hub of the universe → der Nabel der Welt; a hub of activity → das reinste Bienenhaus; the island’s social hub → der gesellschaftliche Mittelpunkt der Insel
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hub
(hab) noun1. the centre of a wheel.
2. a centre of activity or business.
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