Definitions of atlas
-
a
figure
of
a
man
used
as
a
supporting
column
-
the
1st
cervical
vertebra
-
A
drawing
paper
of
large
size.
See
under
Paper,
n.
-
One
who
sustains
a
great
burden.
-
The
first
vertebra
of
the
neck,
articulating
immediately
with
the
skull,
thus
sustaining
the
globe
of
the
head,
whence
the
name.
-
A
collection
of
maps
in
a
volume
-
A
volume
of
plates
illustrating
any
subject.
-
A
rich
kind
of
satin
manufactured
in
India.
-
A
large,
square
folio,
resembling
a
volume
of
maps; -
called
also
atlas
folio.
-
A
collection
of
maps
bound
in
a
volume.
-
A
collection
of
maps.
-
A
volume
of
maps
or
the
like.
-
A
size
of
paper,
26
by
33 (
34)
inches.
-
Myth.
Son
of
Iapetus
and
Clymene;
leader
of
Titans
in
war
against
Jupiter;
condemned,
when
defeated,
to
bear
the
heavens
on
his
shoulders.
-
A
collection
of
maps
in
a
volume;
work
which
presents
a
subject
in
a
tabular
form,
as,
a
historical
atlas;
a
large-
sized
paper;
a
rich
satin
stuff,
manufactured
in
the
East;
the
first
vertebra
of
the
neck,
which
supports
the
head
atlas-
wise.
-
A
collection
of
maps
bound
together;
the
top
joint
of
the
neck-
bones,
or
that
which
supports
the
head.
-
The
first
cervical
vertebra
articulating
with
the
skull.
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