Hub
noun
The central part of a wheel, where the spokes join.
The spokes on a bicycle wheel connect to the hub.
Often appears as...
- wheel hub
- hub assembly
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Technical
noun
The main center of an activity, area or place.
London is often described as the hub of the UK's rail network.
Often appears as...
- transport hub
- business hub
noun
A device for connecting multiple devices together to make them act as a single network.
A hub acts as a common connection point for computers in a network.
Often appears as...
- network hub
- ethernet hub
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The central part of a wheel, where the spokes join.
The spokes on a bicycle wheel connect to the hub.
Often appears as...
- wheel hub
- hub assembly
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The main center of an activity, area or place.
London is often described as the hub of the UK's rail network.
Often appears as...
- transport hub
- business hub
noun
A device for connecting multiple devices together to make them act as a single network.
A hub acts as a common connection point for computers in a network.
Often appears as...
- network hub
- ethernet hub
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Vehicle Mechanics
Understanding 'hub' in mechanics shows where forces are transferred in wheels.
During repairs, the mechanic focused on the hub.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Center
'Hub' often suggests the central role of an object within a system.
The carousel hub supports the entire rotation.
Pro Tip 1/2Vehicle Mechanics
Understanding 'hub' in mechanics shows where forces are transferred in wheels.
During repairs, the mechanic focused on the hub.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Center
'Hub' often suggests the central role of an object within a system.
The carousel hub supports the entire rotation.
Pro Tip 1/2Vehicle Mechanics
Understanding 'hub' in mechanics shows where forces are transferred in wheels.
During repairs, the mechanic focused on the hub.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Center
'Hub' often suggests the central role of an object within a system.
The carousel hub supports the entire rotation.
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Andreas Raptopoulos: No...
They are at known locations on the ground, so the paths between them are also known, which is very important from a reliability perspective from the whole network. Apart from fulfilling the energy requirements of the vehicles, eventually they're going to be becoming commercial hubs where people can take out loads
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Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
You think in the city maybe the temperature's warmer. Why are bees doing better in the city? This is a big question now to help us understand why they should be in the city. Perhaps there's more pollen in the city. With the trains coming in to urban hubs, they can carry pollen with them, very light pollen,
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The networked beauty of...
where nodes would be friends and links would be your friendships. Now, we all know that some of those nodes, or friends, are busier than others, like that friend who is always sending out group messages. Well, it's the same in forests, and these nodes in forests, we call them hubs,
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Avoiding desertification...
on what you project go yeah we've lost count it's just got beyond controlling yeah we are now following a strategy of encouraging locally led locally managed entrepreneurial hubs around the world we have about ten where people can from universities governments environmental
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The incredible...
After a four-year hiatus, work quickly picked up pace with the addition of more hubs, airlocks, docks, and an observation cupola for stunning 360-degree views of our world and beyond. Other critical components included platforms and trusses to support radiators
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How Trees Secretly Talk...
Underneath the soil, a vast and interconnected network of life links the trees through their root systems. But, they can’t talk to each other without help. The whole process starts with hub trees—the oldest and tallest trees in the forest.
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Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
in the developed world, and the less sophisticated, shall we say, drudge work being done in the developing world. Now, what we were trying to understand was, is this true? Could India become a source, or a global hub,
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What does the liver do?...
and one of the most crucial. This industrious structure simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. And each of these functions involve so many important subtasks
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How trees talk to each...
The biggest, darkest nodes are the busiest nodes. We call those hub trees, or more fondly, mother trees, because it turns out that those hub trees nurture their young,
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Caring for a Two Tonne...
suggest we do okay for the hub what sitting on to a final attempt John has to fly dangerously close to the treetops to do it as she comes through here to
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Andreas Raptopoulos: No...
They are at known locations on the ground, so the paths between them are also known, which is very important from a reliability perspective from the whole network. Apart from fulfilling the energy requirements of the vehicles, eventually they're going to be becoming commercial hubs where people can take out loads
Video examples
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
You think in the city maybe the temperature's warmer. Why are bees doing better in the city? This is a big question now to help us understand why they should be in the city. Perhaps there's more pollen in the city. With the trains coming in to urban hubs, they can carry pollen with them, very light pollen,
Video examples
The networked beauty of...
where nodes would be friends and links would be your friendships. Now, we all know that some of those nodes, or friends, are busier than others, like that friend who is always sending out group messages. Well, it's the same in forests, and these nodes in forests, we call them hubs,
Video examples
Avoiding desertification...
on what you project go yeah we've lost count it's just got beyond controlling yeah we are now following a strategy of encouraging locally led locally managed entrepreneurial hubs around the world we have about ten where people can from universities governments environmental
Video examples
The incredible...
After a four-year hiatus, work quickly picked up pace with the addition of more hubs, airlocks, docks, and an observation cupola for stunning 360-degree views of our world and beyond. Other critical components included platforms and trusses to support radiators
Video examples
How Trees Secretly Talk...
Underneath the soil, a vast and interconnected network of life links the trees through their root systems. But, they can’t talk to each other without help. The whole process starts with hub trees—the oldest and tallest trees in the forest.
Video examples
Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
in the developed world, and the less sophisticated, shall we say, drudge work being done in the developing world. Now, what we were trying to understand was, is this true? Could India become a source, or a global hub,
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
and one of the most crucial. This industrious structure simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. And each of these functions involve so many important subtasks
Video examples
How trees talk to each...
The biggest, darkest nodes are the busiest nodes. We call those hub trees, or more fondly, mother trees, because it turns out that those hub trees nurture their young,
Video examples
Caring for a Two Tonne...
suggest we do okay for the hub what sitting on to a final attempt John has to fly dangerously close to the treetops to do it as she comes through here to
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Jonathan Scott
Canadian Entertainer
We do believe that your home can make your life easier, but there needs to be something that wells you up inside - whether it's that you can see your family growing and expanding, and it has the perfect nursery, or maybe that you want to be that neighborhood hub where all the kids in the community come over, and they can play.
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Matt Hancock
British Politician
I've said that the era of the inevitable closure of community hospitals is over because I want community hospitals increasingly to become community health hubs where you have the physios, some of the day cases, the GPs, mental health services and some of the charity-provided services like Aid UK.
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Soren Skou
Danish Businessman
What drives the attractiveness of a trans-shipment hub are really three things. Location, location, location is very helpful. But so is productivity - a stable labor force and getting ships in and out as quickly as possible. And then, getting costs as low as possible will drive carrier behavior.
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Katherine Schwarzenegger
American Author
I'm really passionate and love everything lifestyle-oriented, so that's what I do on my website. I have been able to get other people to contribute to the website to create kind of a hub for people in the millennial generation - people my age.
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Chanda Kochhar
Indian Businesswoman
I think we have to pick up some sectors where we can make India the global hub in the entire value chain, and the most important sector to pick up should be electronics.
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Andrew Forrest
Australian Businessman
There are people all over Australia who use their homes as hubs that they travel from, and they encourage their indigenous people to continue to stay there.
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Mohammad bin Salman
Saudi Arabian Royalty
It's not Neom's duty to create jobs for Saudis. Neom's duty is to be a world hub for everyone in the whole world.
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Jawed Karim
American Businessman
Berlin is well on its way to becoming one of the most vibrant startup hubs in the world.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
There is no object so soft but it makes a hub for the wheeled universe.
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Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education.
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Jonathan Scott
Canadian Entertainer
We do believe that your home can make your life easier, but there needs to be something that wells you up inside - whether it's that you can see your family growing and expanding, and it has the perfect nursery, or maybe that you want to be that neighborhood hub where all the kids in the community come over, and they can play.
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Matt Hancock
British Politician
I've said that the era of the inevitable closure of community hospitals is over because I want community hospitals increasingly to become community health hubs where you have the physios, some of the day cases, the GPs, mental health services and some of the charity-provided services like Aid UK.
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Soren Skou
Danish Businessman
What drives the attractiveness of a trans-shipment hub are really three things. Location, location, location is very helpful. But so is productivity - a stable labor force and getting ships in and out as quickly as possible. And then, getting costs as low as possible will drive carrier behavior.
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Katherine Schwarzenegger
American Author
I'm really passionate and love everything lifestyle-oriented, so that's what I do on my website. I have been able to get other people to contribute to the website to create kind of a hub for people in the millennial generation - people my age.
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Chanda Kochhar
Indian Businesswoman
I think we have to pick up some sectors where we can make India the global hub in the entire value chain, and the most important sector to pick up should be electronics.
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Andrew Forrest
Australian Businessman
There are people all over Australia who use their homes as hubs that they travel from, and they encourage their indigenous people to continue to stay there.
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Mohammad bin Salman
Saudi Arabian Royalty
It's not Neom's duty to create jobs for Saudis. Neom's duty is to be a world hub for everyone in the whole world.
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Jawed Karim
American Businessman
Berlin is well on its way to becoming one of the most vibrant startup hubs in the world.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
There is no object so soft but it makes a hub for the wheeled universe.
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Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education.
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