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(hʌb)
Word forms: plural hubs
1. countable noun
You can describe a place as a hub of an activity when it is a very important centre for that activity.
The island's social hub is the Cafe Sport.
As a hub of finance and communications, Paris is now almost equal to London.
[Also + of]
Synonyms: centre, heart, focus, core More Synonyms of hub
2. countable noun
The hub of a wheel is the part at the centre.
3. countable noun
A hub or a hub airport is a large airport from which you can travel to many other airports.
...a campaign to secure Heathrow's place as Europe's main international hub.
4. countable noun
A hub is a device for connecting computers in a network.
[computing]

hub in British English

(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
4. 
an airport, railway station, bus station, etc from which many services operate and connecting journeys can be made
Word origin
C17: probably variant of hob1

hub in American English

(hʌb)
noun
1. 
the center part of a wheel, etc.; the part fastened to the axle, or turning on it
2. 
a center of interest, importance, or activity
3. 
an airport that serves as a central connecting point through which many flights of a particular airline are routed
Idioms:
the Hub
Word origin
prob. ult. < IE base *keu-, to bend, mound, boss

hub in Automotive Engineering

(hʌb)
Word forms: (regular plural) hubs
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
The hub of a wheel is the part at the center containing the wheel bearings.
These protective shields fit in between the wheel and the hub to keep the wheels free of dirt and brake dust.
The wheel bearings had failed, and the entire wheel hub had come off the truck's axle.
The hole at the center of the wheel locates the wheel on the wheel hub or axle.

hub in Mechanical Engineering

(hʌb)
Word forms: (regular plural) hubs
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
A hub is the central part of something such as a wheel, propeller, or fan, through whichthe axle passes.
The axle passes through the hub of the wheel.
Blades project from the hub of the propeller and propel the boat in the direction of travel.
A hub is the central part of something such as a wheel, propeller, or fan, through whichthe axle passes.

COBUILD Collocations
hub

global hub
regional hub

Examples of 'hub' in a sentence
hub

It is a hub airport that is just simply in the wrong place.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Heathrow is already the most expensive hub airport in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
London is one of the most important trading hubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The power is provided by a specialised switch or hub in the network.
Computing (2010)
They may end up with white elephants rather than hubs of international commerce.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is seen as a commercial, cultural and business hub.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The three parks flow out of a central hub, making it easy to walk between them.
The Sun (2016)
What you put at the hub of the wheel determines its strength.
Christianity Today (2000)
These spread out in clusters from a central hub of elegantly restrained public areas.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The internet too can be considered a huge network of interconnected hubs and links.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is no real residential centre or hub.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They welcomed the consultation on a hub airport.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The kitchen is the hub of activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The city is also well established as a hub for international money laundering.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Metal pipes connect the fluid in the master cylinder to the brake mechanism in each wheel hub.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are nodes which are all connected but there is no central hub.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Both are financial hubs and shopping centres.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Security has improved and the base they used at the airport is a hub of commercial operations.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And the pools were a hub of activity.
The Sun (2008)
Now it is to be rebranded as an international hub of expertise.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Both our hub airport and motorway network need upgrading.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It aims to become the premium international business hub for European airlines.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The Toon is now one of our most important cultural hubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The place became a hub for celebrity fans from business and Bollywood.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's a central hub of business for so many companies both domestic and overseas.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The move confirms Salford as an important media hub.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's like a face without a nose or a whirling bicycle wheel without its hub.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The rides from the hubs to the centre will be marshalled, so novices should feel safe.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
During the winter it is an important resort hub for locals and visitors from all over Europe.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It ensures that London is a global hub for business and business deals and that the country is firmly on the map.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If all goes well Afghanistan could become a transit and trade hub for central and southern Asia.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Punters expected the no-frills airline to keep picking up business passengers and holidaymakers across its expanding network of European hubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
hub

British English: hub NOUN
You can describe a place as a hub of an activity when it is a very important centre for that activity.
The island's social hub is the Cafe Sport.
  • American English: hub
  • Brazilian Portuguese: centro
  • Chinese: 活动中心
  • European Spanish: centro
  • French: centre
  • German: Zentrum
  • Italian: fulcro
  • Japanese: 中枢
  • Korean: > 중심지활동
  • European Portuguese: centro
  • Latin American Spanish: centro

All related terms of 'hub'

the Hub
→ Boston , Mass.
global hub
You can describe a place as a hub of an activity when it is a very important centre for that activity.
hub airport
the central portion of a wheel , propeller , fan , etc, through which the axle passes
regional hub
You can describe a place as a hub of an activity when it is a very important centre for that activity.
hub-and-spoke
denoting a method of organizing intercontinental air traffic in which one major airport is used as a feeder for local airports
hubcap
A hubcap is a metal or plastic disc that covers and protects the centre of a wheel on a car , truck , or other vehicle .
(noun) 
Definition
the central, most important, or active part of a place or organization
The island's social hub is the Café Sport.
Synonyms
centre
A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room.
heart
The heart of the problem is supply and demand.
focus
the focus of the campaign for Black rights
core
Lava is molten rock from the earth's core
middle
I was in the middle of the back row.
focal point
pivot
A large group of watercolours forms the pivot of the exhibition.
nerve centre

Additional synonyms

in the sense of core
Lava is molten rock from the earth's core
Synonyms
centre
in the sense of focus
the focus of the campaign for Black rights
Synonyms
focal point,
heart,
target,
headquarters,
hub,
meeting place
in the sense of heart
Definition
the most central part or important part
The heart of the problem is supply and demand.
Synonyms
root,
core,
essence,
centre,
nucleus,
marrow,
hub,
kernel,
crux,
gist,
central part,
nitty-gritty (informal),
nub,
pith,
quintessence

Synonyms of 'hub'

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