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hub

[ huhb ]

noun

  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 or propeller.
  3. a center around which other things revolve or from which they radiate; a focus of activity, authority, commerce, transportation, etc.:

    Chicago is a railroad hub.

    Synonyms: heart, pivot, core

  4. the Hub, Boston, Massachusetts (used as a nickname).
  5. the peg or hob used as a target in quoits and similar games.
  6. any one of the holes in an electrical panel, into which connections may be plugged.
  7. Computers. a device connecting others in a network and enabling communication among them by receiving data packets from any of the devices and broadcasting them to every device on the network irrespective of the intended destination: used primarily in small local area networks. Compare switch ( def 6a ).
  8. Coining. a design of hardened steel in relief, used as a punch in making a die.
  9. Surveying. a stake bearing a tack used to mark a theodolite position.
  10. Metalworking. a die forced into a metal blank.


verb (used with object)

, hubbed, hub·bing.
  1. Metalworking. to stamp (a metal blank) with a hub.

hub

/ hʌb /

noun

  1. the central portion of a wheel, propeller, fan, etc, through which the axle passes
  2. the focal point
  3. computing a device for connecting computers in a network
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hub1

First recorded in 1505–15; perhaps variant of hob 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hub1

C17: probably variant of hob 1
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Example Sentences

Along the river, crumbling remnants of an active trading hub are overtaken by nature.

Thousands of years ago, Meroe was a thriving hub of trade and home to some 25,000 residents.

It was in Guangzhou, a southeastern trade hub in China with the largest African community in Asia.

We wanted to create a dedicated hub where people can dive into it and get all this commentary on the news.

With its industrial base eroding, Chicago is no longer a strategic hub for any key industry.

At last Malcolm stood in the shelter-trench of the picket and gazed at the city which was the hub of the Mutiny.

Ordinarily the use of eight blades makes it difficult to construct a hub of sufficient strength to carry them.

This size rod was procured and bent to form a crank, the bearing end being threaded for a distance equal to the length of the hub.

This piece of oakum is forced to the bottom of the hub, then another piece is put in.

A wad of oakum is taken and forced into the hub with the yarning iron.

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