hub en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /hʌb/
- /hʊb/ (Ireland, Northern-England)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From earlier hubbe, which has the same immediate origin as hob. Hub was originally a dialectal word; its ultimate origin is unknown. Compare German Hubbel (“bump on a surface”), from Proto-West Germanic *hubil (“bump, hill”) (which contains a diminutive suffix *-il); compare English hive, or perhaps ultimately from the same root as hip or hop.
Meanings
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The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.
2011, Rebekah Modrak, Bill Anthes, Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice:
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A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
From the ground, Colombo's port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka's capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India's southern tip.
2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.
Doncaster is a rail hub in every sense. Passenger lines radiate in six directions, there are freight lines that bypass the station, extensive freight yards, a major works, and a rolling stock depot.
2021 May 19, Philip Haigh, “Doncaster enhancements relying on DfT approval”, in RAIL, number 931, page 30:
- A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
- A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
- A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
- A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
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(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
a hub in the road
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An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.
In a break with tradition, these levels are tackled in any order, with the next act chosen from a semi-random selection machine located in the game's hub area.
2014, Julian Hazeldine, Speedrun: The Unauthorised History of Sonic The Hedgehog, page 47:
- A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
- A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
- A screw hob.
- A block for scotching a wheel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hubs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hubness · hub-and-spoke · hubward · e-hub · hubby · rear hub · warm hub · datahub · superhub · POGO hub · hubbing · up to the hub · dehub · hubless · freehub · the Hub · hubcap · hubbed · pornhub · hubometer · Hub City · hub world · hub plank · hub-bub
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (151)
cs hub (computer networking device) · ja ハブ (computer networking device) · wa croejhlåde (point where many routes meet) · el κόμβος (point where many routes meet) · bg пуансон (hardened, engraved steel punch) · ota پویرا (central part of a wheel) · de Drehscheibe (point where many routes meet) · sw vitovu (stake with a nail in it) · pl węzeł (point where many routes meet) · la modiolus (central part of a wheel) · sw vitovu (point where many routes meet) · de Drehkreuz (point where many routes meet) · sv nav (point where many routes meet) · hu kerékagy (central part of a wheel) · de Prägestempel (hardened, engraved steel punch) · gl buxa (central part of a wheel) · mi pūtahi (central part of a wheel) · id hub (point where many routes meet) · vi trục bánh xe (central part of a wheel) · grc χοίνιξ (central part of a wheel) · scn miolu (central part of a wheel) · de Knotenpunkt (point where many routes meet) · es concentrador (computer networking device) · ky күпчөк (central part of a wheel) · ota دولك (central part of a wheel) · el πλήμνη (central part of a wheel) · mk главина (central part of a wheel) · fa توپی (central part of a wheel) · gd cìoch (central part of a wheel) · pt cubo de roda (central part of a wheel) · ga mol (central part of a wheel) · nl centrum (point where many routes meet) · ru колышек (stake with a nail in it) · nn nav (central part of a wheel) · wa moyoû (central part of a wheel) · fr cale (block for scotching a wheel) · de Pflock (stake with a nail in it) · tr dülek (central part of a wheel) · ru ступи́ца (central part of a wheel) · fi keskiö (central part of a wheel) · io nabo (central part of a wheel) · tr poyra (central part of a wheel) · fi solmukohta (point where many routes meet) · es multiplexor (computer networking device) · nl draaischijf (point where many routes meet) · it punto di snodo (point where many routes meet) · hu kerék közepe (central part of a wheel) · ca repetidor (computer networking device) · nb knutepunkt (point where many routes meet) · de Zentrum (point where many routes meet) · es distribuidor vial (point where many routes meet) · sv nav (central part of a wheel) · da nav (central part of a wheel) · ru хаб (computer networking device) · de Rüde (male weasel) · cy both (central part of a wheel) · grc πλήμνη (central part of a wheel) · sw vitovu (central part of a wheel) · cy bogail (central part of a wheel) · it stadia (stake with a nail in it) · nl hub (computer networking device) · hu kerékpár agy (point where many routes meet) · hu agy (central part of a wheel) · de Netzknoten (computer networking device) · nn knutepunkt (point where many routes meet) · ca concentrador (computer networking device) · de Höcker (rough protuberance) · bg кръстопът (point where many routes meet) · de Hub (computer networking device) · nl naaf (central part of a wheel) · cmn 輪轂 /轮毂 (central part of a wheel) · de Ziel (goal or mark) · de Nabe (central part of a wheel) · el χοινίκη (central part of a wheel) · hy անվակունդ (central part of a wheel) · it mira (stake with a nail in it) · ru хаб (point where many routes meet) · pt cruzamento (point where many routes meet) · az çarx topu (central part of a wheel) · pl piasta (central part of a wheel) · fi keskitin (computer networking device) · ca boixa (central part of a wheel) · hu csomópont (point where many routes meet) · th ดุม (central part of a wheel) · enm nave (central part of a wheel) · el πλήμνη (computer networking device) · az oymaq (central part of a wheel) · fr moyeu (central part of a wheel) · fi napa (central part of a wheel) · it incrocio (point where many routes meet) · ga mol (computer networking device) · de Hemmschuh (block for scotching a wheel) · fi solmu (point where many routes meet) · es maza (central part of a wheel) · de Erhebung (rough protuberance) · ru концентратор (computer networking device) · fa ستونک (central part of a wheel) · sv korsväg (point where many routes meet) · ja 轂 (central part of a wheel) · kk күпшек (central part of a wheel) · ru перекрёсток (point where many routes meet) · gl concentrador (computer networking device) · sw vitovu (computer networking device) · ms hab (point where many routes meet) · sv knutpunkt (point where many routes meet) · es buje (central part of a wheel) · eo nabo (central part of a wheel) · eu gune (point where many routes meet) · ga mol (point where many routes meet) · cs rozbočovač (computer networking device) · it concentratore (computer networking device) · pl koncentrator (computer networking device) · grc χνόη (central part of a wheel) · de Radnabe (central part of a wheel) · hy սռնակալ (central part of a wheel) · bg хъб (computer networking device) · es punto de transbordo (point where many routes meet) · pl hub (computer networking device) · br bendell (central part of a wheel) · pt hub (computer networking device) · ru вту́лка (central part of a wheel) · fr concentrateur (computer networking device) · uk вузол (point where many routes meet) · fr pôle (point where many routes meet) · el αφαλός (central part of a wheel) · az top (central part of a wheel) · ru ухаб (rough protuberance) · cy bŵl (central part of a wheel) · pt poste (stake with a nail in it) · ru узел (point where many routes meet) · bg глави́на (central part of a wheel) · cmn 轂 /毂 (central part of a wheel) · pt entroncamento (point where many routes meet) · cs náboj (central part of a wheel) · nb nav (central part of a wheel) · cmn 集線器 /集线器 (computer networking device) · az təkər topu (central part of a wheel) · fr commutateur (computer networking device) · tt көпчәк (central part of a wheel) · nrf moueu (central part of a wheel) · it mozzo (central part of a wheel) · fr carrefour (point where many routes meet) · es nudo (point where many routes meet) · nl knooppunt (computer networking device) · fi pyörännapa (central part of a wheel) · es centro (point where many routes meet) · mi pūtahi (point where many routes meet) · ta குடம் (central part of a wheel) · az vtulka (central part of a wheel) · eu zentro (point where many routes meet) · it asta graduata (stake with a nail in it)