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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.
[Greek; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]
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.
[After Atlas, probably from depictions of him holding the world on his shoulders that appeared on the frontispieces of early works of this kind.]
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.
[From Atlas.]


atlas  /tls/  n. -es 1 a collection of maps in book form: We have a world atlas that has maps of every country on earth. 2 Atlas: a. (from Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders b. a strong man: He can lift hundreds of pounds; hes an Atlas. atlas
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