Canadian French Meaning of atlas

atlas

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Definitions and Meaning of atlas in English

Wordnet

atlas (n)

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

a collection of maps in book form

the 1st cervical vertebra

a figure of a man used as a supporting column

Webster

atlas (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 work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.

A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also atlas folio.

A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.

A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.

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atlas

(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders, a collection of maps in book form, the 1st cervical vertebra, a figure of a m

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atlantis => Atlantide, atlantides => Atlantes, atlantic white cedar => Thuya occidental, atlantic walrus => Morse de l'Atlantique, atlantic tripletail => Tripletail de l'Atlantique,