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Atlas Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Atlas?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Atlas: atlas vertebra | book of maps | map collection | telamon Related Terms | Find terms related to Atlas: aeronautical chart | Antaeus | arcade | Asp | Asroc | astronomical chart | Atlas-Agena | Atlas-Centaur | azimuthal equidistant projection | azimuthal projection | Briareus | Brobdingnagian | Bullpup | bully | bullyboy | Cajun | calendar | cartographer | cartography | caryatid | casebook | catalog | catalogue raisonne | celestial chart | celestial globe | Charles Atlas | chart | chorographer | chorography | city directory | classified catalog | climatic chart | colonnade | colonnette | colossus | column | concordance | conic projection | contour line | contour map | Corporal | Corvus | Crossbow | cyclopedia | Cyclops | cylindrical projection | Dart | Deacon | Delta | Diamant | diatesseron | dictionary catalog | directory | Dove | encyclopedia | Falcon | Firebee | Gargantua | gazetteer | general reference map | Genie | giant | globe | gnomonic projection | Goliath | gorilla | graphic scale | grid line | hachure | harmony | Hawk | heliographic chart | Hercules | Holy Moses | Hound Dog | hydrographic chart | index | isoline | Jupiter | Lacrosse | Lambert conformal projection | Lark | latitude | layer tint | legend | Loki | longitude | Loon | Mace | map | map maker | map projection | mapper | Matador | Mercator projection | meridian | Miller projection | muscle man | Navaho | Nike | Nike Ajax | Orion | parallel | peristyle | Pershing | Petrel | phone book | photogrammetrist | photogrammetry | photomap | phototopography | physical map | pier | pilaster | pillar | Polaris | political map | polyconic projection | polyglot | Polyphemus | portico | Poseidon | post | powerhouse | projection | Quail | Ram | Rascal | record book | Redeye | Redstone | reference book | Regulus I | relief map | representative fraction | road map | Samson | Saturn | scale | Scout | Sentinel | Sergeant | Shillelagh | Sidewinder | sinusoidal projection | Skybolt | SLAM | Snark | source book | Spaerobee | Sparrow | special map | stalwart | strong man | strong-arm man | studbook | Subroc | Super Talos | Superman | Talos | Tartar | Tarzan | Telamon | telephone book | telephone directory | terrain map | terrestrial globe | Terrier | the mighty | the strong | thematic map | Thor | Thor Able Star | Thor-Agena | Thor-Delta | Tiny Tim | Titan | topographer | topographic chart | topography | tough | tough guy | tower of strength | transportation map | V-2 | Viking | WAC-Corporal | Wagtail | weather chart | weather map | work of reference | Zuni See Also | book of facts | cervical vertebra | column | dialect atlas | gazetteer | linguistic atlas | neck bone | pillar | reference | reference book | reference work | Titan Atlas In Webster's Dictionary \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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