hub

Hub

 (hŭb)

n.

Boston, Massachusetts. Used with the.

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[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.]

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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.

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[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]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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.

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

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

hub

noun centre, heart, focus, core, middle, focal point, pivot, nerve centre The island's social hub is the Café Sport.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

hub

noun

1. A point of origin from which ideas or influences, for example, originate:

bottom, center, core, focus, heart, quick, root.

2. A place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance:

center, focus, headquarters, heart, seat.

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Translations

مَرْكِز الدّولاب أو العَجَلَهمركِز الفعاليَّه أو العَمَل

centrumhubnábojrozbočovač

centrumhjertehjulnav

HubRadnabeZentrumMittelpunktNabe

πλήμνη

moyeupivotcentre d'activitéconcentrateur

kerékagy

hjólnöfmiîdepill, miîstöî

centromozzosistema concentratore

stebulė

centrsrumba

nav

узел

iş/faaliyet merkezijanttekerlek göbeği

中心轮毂

hub

[hʌb] N → cubo m (fig) → eje m

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

hub

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hub

(hab) noun

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

2. a centre of activity or business. spil, middelpunt مركِز الفعاليَّه أو العَمَل център centro centrum der Mittelpunkt hjerte; centrum κέντρο δραστηριότητας centro, eje keskus مركز فعاليت keskus centreמרכז केन्द्र centar interesa, posla középpont pusat kegiatan miðdepill, miðstöð fulcro, centro 中心 활동의 중심 centras (darbības, uzmanības) centrs pusat brand-, middelpuntmidtpunkt, sentrumośrodek د فعالیت مرکز 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

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