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De - Pt| English Dictionary: hub' | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for hub' | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Nave \Nave\ (n[amac]v), n. [AS. nafu; akin to D. naaf, G. nabe, OHG. naba, Icel. n[94]f, Dan. nav, Sw. naf, Skr. n[be]bhi nave and navel: cf. L. umbo boss of a shield. [fb]260. Cf. {Navel}.] 1. The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also {hub} or {hob}. 2. The navel. [Obs.] --hak. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Hub \Hub\, n. [See 1st {Hob}.] 1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of {Axle box}. 2. The hilt of a weapon. --Halliwell. 3. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See {Hubby}. 4. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast. 5. (Diesinking) A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc. 6. A screw hob. See {Hob}, 3. 7. A block for scotching a wheel. {Hub plank} (Highway Bridges), a horizontal guard plank along a truss at the height of a wagon-wheel hub. {Up to the hub}, as far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or in business, like a wheel sunk in mire; deeply involved. [Colloq.] | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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hub connected to several other devices. In {ARCnet}, a hub is used to connect several computers together. In a message handling service, a number of local computers might exchange messages solely with a hub computer. The hub would be responsible for exchanging messages with other hubs and non-local computers. (1995-01-16) | |
