Meaning of ATLAS
Pronunciation: | | 'atlus
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- [n] a figure of a man used as a supporting column
- [n] the 1st cervical vertebra
- [n] a collection of maps in book form
- [n] (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
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| Synonyms: | | atlas vertebra, book of maps, map collection, telamon |
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| See Also: | | book of facts, cervical vertebra, column, dialect atlas, gazetteer, linguistic atlas, neck bone, pillar, reference, reference book, reference work, Titan | |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\At"las\, n.; pl. {Atlases}. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. ?, ?,
one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of
heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar
of heaven. It is from the root of ? to bear. See {Tolerate}.]
1. One who sustains a great burden.
2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating
immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of
the head, whence the name.
3. A collection of maps in a volume;
Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas
supporting the world, prefixed to some collections.
This name is said to have been first used by Mercator,
the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century.
4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject.
5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from
or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; --
called also {atlas folio}.
7. A drawing paper of large size. See under {Paper}, n.
{Atlas powder}, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty
consistency and great explosive power.
\At"las\, n. [Ar., smooth.]
A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. --Brande & C.
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| Definition: | | Abbreviated Test Language for Avionics Systems |
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