Atlas

At·las  (tls)

n.

1. Greek Mythology A Titan condemned by Zeus to support the heavens upon his shoulders.

2. A satellite of Saturn.

3. atlas A person who supports a great burden.

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[Greek; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]

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at·las ¹  (tls)

n. pl. at·las·es

1. A book or bound collection of maps, sometimes with supplementary illustrations and graphic analyses.

2. A volume of tables, charts, or plates that systematically illustrates a particular subject: an anatomical atlas.

3. A large size of drawing paper, measuring 26 × 33 or 26 × 34 inches.

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[After Atlas, probably from depictions of him holding the world on his shoulders that appeared on the frontispieces of early works of this kind.]

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at·las ²  (tls)

n. pl. at·las·es

1. pl. at·lan·tes (t-lntz) Architecture A standing or kneeling figure of a man used as a supporting column, as for an entablature or balcony.

2. Anatomy The top or first cervical vertebra of the neck, which supports the skull.

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[From Atlas.]

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atlas

Noun

a book of maps [because Atlas, a Titan in Greek mythology, was shown supporting the heavens in 16th-century books of maps]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Atlas - (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
	2.	atlas - a collection of maps in book form     book of maps, map collection book of facts, reference book, reference work, reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" gazetteer - a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas) dialect atlas, linguistic atlas - an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features
	3.	atlas - the 1st cervical vertebra             atlas vertebra cervical vertebra, neck bone - one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
	4.	atlas - a figure of a man used as a supporting column telamon pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

Translations

atlas [ˈætləs] n → atlas m inv

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atlas [ˈætləs] n → atlas m

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atlas [ˈætləs] n → Atlas m

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atlas [ˈætləs] n → atlante m

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atlas

n atlas [ˈӕtləs]

a book of maps My atlas is out of date. atlas أطْلَس атлас atlas atlas der Atlas γεωγραφικός άτλας atlas atlas اطلس karttakirja atlas אַטלָס मानचित्रावली atlas atlasz buku peta, atlas atlas, landakortabók atlante 地図帳 지도책 atlasas atlants buku peta atlas atlas atlas atlas atlas атлас atlas atlas atlas atlas หนังสือแผนที่ atlas 地圖冊 атлас دنیا ککا نقشہ sách bản đồ 地图册