Thesaurus: atlas

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1. n. One who sustains a great burden.
2. n. The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name.
3. n. A collection of maps in a volume
4. n. A volume of plates illustrating any subject.
5. n. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
6. n. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also atlas folio.
7. n. A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
8. n. A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.
9. n. a collection of maps in book form
10. n. the 1st cervical vertebra
11. n. a figure of a man used as a supporting column
12. 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. Note: 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. A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. Brande & C.