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.

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, hubbing 

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hub¹

First recorded in 1505–15; perhaps variant of hob ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hub¹

C17: probably variant of _hob ¹

Example Sentences

India's stock market has underperformed compared with Asian rivals this year, but a vast retail investor base -- in the world's most populous country -- and ample domestic liquidity still make it a key fundraising hub.

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"It is largest AI hub we are investing in anywhere outside the US," said Thomas Kurian, CEO Google Cloud, in a ceremony in New Delhi, announcing the AI hub in Visakhapatnam.

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They include one serving Shwe Kokko, which the US Treasury calls a "notorious hub for virtual currency investment scams" under the protection of the Karen National Army, a militia affiliated with Myanmar's junta.

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Since the documentary aired, the couple have helped turn Hughenden Gardens into a hub of deaf awareness.

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India has long been a centre for outsourced IT support, with cities like Bangalore or Chennai being traditional hubs for such work.

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