Hub

Quick meaning: Hub is a noun meaning The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

Meaning

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

More Meanings

1. A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
2. A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
3. (networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
4. (surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
5. A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
6. (US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
7. (video games) An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.

Example Sentences

a hub in the road

Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.

If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.

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.

Word Forms

• hubs

Synonyms for hub

Depending on context, synonyms include down town.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include down town, sprocket, pivot, linchpin, wheel, fulcrum.

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