Hub

Hub  (hb)

n.

Boston, Massachusetts. Used with the.

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hub  (hb)

n.

1. The center part of a wheel, fan, or propeller.

2. A center of activity or interest; a focal point. See Synonyms at center.

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[Probably alteration of hob.]

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hub [hʌb]

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the central portion of a wheel, propeller, fan, etc., through which the axle passes

2. the focal point

[probably variant of hob¹]

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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.

Thesaurus

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 part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" propeller, propellor - a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
	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" center, middle, centre, eye, heart - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" down town, municipal center, civic center - the center of a city

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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.

Translations

hub [hʌb] N → cubo m (fig) → eje m

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hub [ˌhʌb] n

[wheel] → moyeu m

(fig) → centre m, foyer m
hub airport n (US) → plateforme f aéroportuaire, hub m

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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

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hub [hʌb] n (of wheel) → mozzo (fig) → centro, fulcro

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hub [hʌb] n (of wheel) → mozzo (fig) → centro, fulcro

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hub

n hub [hab]

1 the centre of a wheel. naaf مَرْكِز الدّولاب أو العَجَلَه главина náboj hjulnav die Radnabe κέντρο τροχού cubo rattarumm مرکز چرخ napa moyeu מֶרכַּז चक्रनाभि glavina kotaca kerékagy poros hjólnöf mozzo こしき 바퀴의 중심 stebulė (riteņa) rumba hab naaf nav piasta eixo butuc ступица, втулка náboj pesto glavčina nav ดุมล้อ tekerlek göbeği, jant 輪轂 маточина پہیے وغیرہ کا محور trục bánh xe 毂

2 a centre of activity or business. spil, middelpunt مركِز الفعاليَّه أو العَمَل център centrum hjerte; centrum der Mittelpunkt κέντρο δραστηριότητας centro, eje keskus مركز فعاليت keskus centre (d'activité) מֶרכַּז केन्द्र centar interesa, posla középpont pusat kegiatan miðdepill, miðstöð fulcro, centro 中心 활동의 중심 centras (darbības, uzmanības) centrs pusat brand-, middelpunt midtpunkt, sentrum ośrodek centro centru (de activitate) центр деятельности centrum središče dejavnosti centar centrum, medelpunkt จุดศูนย์กลาง iş/faaliyet merkezi 中心 центр уваги عمل یا کارروائی کا مرکز trung tâm 中心