4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atlas \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atlas \At"las\, n. [Ar., smooth.]
A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. --Brande & C.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Atlas
n 1: a Titan in ancient mythology who was forced by Zeus to bear
the sky on his shoulders [syn: {Atlas}]
2: a collection of maps in book form [syn: {book of maps}, {map
collection}]
3: the 1st cervical vertebra [syn: {atlas vertebra}]
4: a figure of a man used as a supporting column [syn: {telamon}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
ATLAS
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