Hub
[hʌb]
Definition
(noun.) the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes.
(noun.) a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; 'the playground is the hub of parental supervision'; 'the airport is the economic hub of the area'.
Typist: Wolfgang--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
(n.) The hilt of a weapon.
(n.) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.
(n.) A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.
(n.) A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
(n.) A screw hob. See Hob, 3.
(n.) A block for scotching a wheel.
Edited by Lancelot
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Nave (of a wheel).
Editor: Zeke
Definition
n. the projecting nave of a wheel; a projection on a wheel for the insertion of a pin: the hilt of a weapon: a mark at which quoits &c. are cast.—Hub (i.e. centre) of the universe Boston U.S.
Editor: Samantha
Examples
- Fastened to each of the twin wheels was a steel hub 16 feet in diameter. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Morrow hub brake, which applies friction to the rear wheel hub by back pressure on the pedal, is a popular modern form. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- As well get excited because a central hub drives a hundred outer wheels or because the whole universe wheels round the sun. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- This armature consists of coils or bobbins of insulated wire, each section having its terminals connected with separate insulated plates on the hub, which plates are known as the commutator. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- A three-legged spider connected the metal rim of each front wheel to a brass hub, upon which rested a collecting brush. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The wheels had heavy cast iron hubs with wooden spokes and rims and wrought iron tires, and the frame was of wood placed outside the wheels. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- When they were finally and completely stalled, the wheels dug in to the hubs, we left them in the field and started on foot for Udine. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Typed by Erica