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The meaning of HUB is the central part of a circular object (such as a wheel or propeller). How to use hub in a sentence.
hub noun [C] (CENTRAL PART) Add to word list. the central or main part of something where there is most activity: hub of The City of London is the hub of the UK's financial world. at the hub of The computer department is at the hub of the company's operations. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Places and locations. anatopism.
the central part or axle end from which blades or spokelike parts radiate on various devices, as on a fan or propeller. 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.
A hub is the center of a wheel or the center of some kind of activity. If all of an airline's flights go through Atlanta, you'd say the southern city is their hub. You know how a lot of activity is called a hubbub? That makes sense when you consider that a hub, in a wheel or otherwise, is the center of whatever's going on.
noun. ( Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components) A hub is the central part of something such as a wheel, propeller, or fan, through which the 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.
[usually singular] hub (of something) the central and most important part of a particular place or activity. the commercial hub of the city; The kitchen was the hub of family life. to be at the hub of things (= where things happen and important decisions are made)
HUB meaning: 1 : the central and most active part or place; 2 : the airport or the city through which an airline sends most of its flights.
Definition of hub noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
HUB definition: 1. a place that is the centre of a particular activity: 2. the round part in the centre of a wheel. Learn more.
hub noun 1. Meaning & use. 1. 1613–. A sharply protruding piece of ground, a hummock; a mass or lump of earth, esp. one forming an obstacle or obstruction (in later use chiefly one formed of frozen mud). Now rare ( U.S. in later use). 1613. Their manifold temptations, are like so manie rubs and hubs, blockes, and stones, in their waies.
