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atlas
1[ at-luhs ]
noun
- a bound collection of maps.
- a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject.
- Anatomy. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head.
- a size of drawing or writing paper, 26 × 34 or 33 inches.
- Also called telamon. Architecture. a sculptural figure of a man used as a column.
Atlas
2[ at-luhs ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Iapetus and brother of Prometheus and Epimetheus, condemned to support the sky on his shoulders: identified by the ancients with the Atlas Mountains.
- a person who supports a heavy burden; a mainstay.
- Charles Angelo Siciliano, 1894–1972, U.S. body-building advocate, born in Italy.
- a liquid-propellant booster rocket, originally developed as the first U.S. ICBM, used with Agena or Centaur upper stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets; also used to launch the Mercury spacecraft into orbit around the earth.
Atlas
1/ ˈæ³Ù±ôÉ™²õ /
noun
- Greek myth a Titan compelled to support the sky on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
- a US intercontinental ballistic missile, also used in launching spacecraft
- astronomy a small satellite of Saturn, discovered in 1980
atlas
2/ ˈæ³Ù±ôÉ™²õ /
noun
- a collection of maps, usually in book form
- a book of charts, graphs, etc, illustrating aspects of a subject
an anatomical atlas
- anatomy the first cervical vertebra, attached to and supporting the skull in man Compare axis 1
- atlantes architect another name for telamon
- a standard size of drawing paper, 26 × 17 inches
Atlas
1- In classical mythology , a Titan famous for his strength. After the defeat of the Titans by Zeus , Atlas was condemned to support the Earth and sky on his shoulders for eternity.
atlas
2- A bound collection of maps. Atlases are named after the Greek god Atlas .
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Example Sentences
That's why Ion, Bloomer, and their collaborators think the new global crayfish atlas will make a difference.
“Ultimately, using this atlas could help us better understand the conditions of both the young and ageing skeleton,†said Dr Ken To, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
China is setting out to chart an exquisitely detailed subterranean atlas across the country’s vast expanse.
"That's the power of this approach -- once you have an atlas of genetic variants, and that of the protein levels, you can apply this to any disease," he said.
It has produced draft atlases of the brain and lung and researchers are working on the kidney, liver and heart.
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