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1. (n.) hub
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
2. hub
the central part or axle end from which blades or spokelike parts radiate on various devices, as on a fan.
3. hub
a center around which other things revolve or from which they radiate.
4. hub
the Hub, Boston, Mass. (used as a nickname).
Etymology: (perh. var. of hob1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hub
the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
2. (noun) 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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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hub
the central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box
2. (noun) hub
the hilt of a weapon
3. (noun) hub
a rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby
4. (noun) hub
a goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast
5. (noun) hub
a hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc
6. (noun) hub
a screw hob. See Hob, 3
7. (noun) hub
a block for scotching a wheel
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. 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.
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Sense: the centre of a wheel.
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 Afrikaans: naaf |
 Arabic: مَرْكِز الدّولاب أو العَج |
 Bulgarian: главина |
 Brazilian: centro |
 Czech: náboj |
 German: die Radnabe |
 Danish: hjulnav |
 Greek: κέντρο τροχού |
 Spanish: cubo |
 Estonian: rattarumm |
 Farsi: مرکز چرخ |
 Finnish: napa |
 French: moyeu |
 Hebrew: מֶרכַּז |
 Hindi: चक्रनाभि |
 Croatian: glavina kotaca |
 Hungarian: kerékagy |
 Indonesian: poros |
 Icelandic: hjólnöf |
 Italian: mozzo |
 Japanese: こしき |
 Korean: 바퀴의 중심 |
 Lithuanian: stebulė |
 Latvian: (riteņa) rumba |
 Malay: hab |
 Dutch: naaf |
 Norwegian: nav |
 Polish: piasta |
 Persian: مرکز چرخ |
 Pashto: د څرخ مرکز |
 Portuguese: eixo |
 Romanian: butuc |
 Russian: ступица, втулка |
 Slovak: náboj |
 Slovenian: pesto |
 Serbian: glavčina |
 Swedish: nav |
 Thai: ดุมล้อ |
 Turkish: tekerlek göbeği, jant |
 Taiwanese: 輪轂 |
 Ukrainian: маточина |
 Urdu: پہیے وغیرہ کا محور |
 Vietnamese: trục bánh xe |
 Chinese: 轮毂 |
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