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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]
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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 hob 1]
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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. [画像:hub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes]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 merkezijant tekerlek 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. naaf مَرْكِز الدّولاب أو العَجَلَه главина centro náboj die Radnabe hjulnav κέντρο τροχού cubo rattarumm مرکز چرخ napa moyeu מרכז चक्रनाभि glavina kotaca kerékagy poros hjólnöf mozzo こしき 바퀴의 중심 stebulė (riteņa) rumba hab naaf nav 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 centre מרכז 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 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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