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Definition of Atlas

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.

2. Noun. A collection of maps in book form.

3. Noun. The 1st cervical vertebra.

4. Noun. A figure of a man used as a supporting column.

Definition of Atlas

1. n. One who sustains a great burden.

2. n. A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.

Definition of Atlas

1. a male figure used as a supporting column [n ATLANTES or ATLASES]

Medical Definition of Atlas

1. 1. One who sustains a great burden. 2. 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. 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. Atlas powder, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atlas

Atlantic white cedar Atlantides Atlantis atlanto- atlanto-occipital atlanto-occipital articulation atlanto-occipital joint atlanto-occipital membrane atlanto-odontoid atlantoaxial

atlantoaxial joint atlantoaxial subluxation atlantodidymus atlantoepistrophic atlas (current term) atlas (current term) atlases Atlas cedar atlas fracture atlas moth

Atlas Mountains atlas vertebra atlatl atlatls atlo-occipital atloaxoid atlodidymus atloid atm ATM

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