Complete Definition of "atlas"

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English

Etymology
From the Greek Mythological figure ��λα� (Atlas), meaning "The Bearer (of the Heavens)", from �λ�ναι (tlenai), (to suffer, endure, bear).

Pronunciation
IPA|[�æt�l�s]

Noun
en-noun|es

  1. A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations, or other text.
  2. A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any subject.

#topology A collection of top-dimensional subspaces, called charts, each homeomorphic to Euclidean space, which comprise the entirety of a manifold, such that intersecting charts' respective homeomorphisms are compatible in a certain way.

  1. anatomy The uppermost vertebra of the neck.
  2. one who supports a heavy burden; mainstay.
  3. architecture a figure of a man used as a column; telamon.

Translations
trans-top|A bound collection of maps
Albanian: atlas
Bosnian: atlas#Bosnian|atlas m
Chinese: 大�� (dàdìtú), ��� (dìtúcè)
Dutch: atlas#Dutch|atlas m
Finnish: kartasto, #Finnish|atlas
German: Atlas#German|Atlas m
Italian: atlante m
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Kurdish: KUchar|ئ���س��س
Russian: а�ла� m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: а�ла�#Serbian|а�ла� m
:Roman: atlas#Serbian|atlas m
Swedish: atlas#Swedish|atlas c
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trans-top|A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc., on any subject
Dutch: atlas#Dutch|atlas m
German: Atlas#German|Atlas m
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Russian: а�ла� m
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trans-top|(anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the neck
Albanian: arrëz, atlas
Dutch: atlas#Dutch|atlas m
Finnish: kannattajanikama, #Finnish|atlas
German: Atlas#German|Atlas m
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Italian: atlante m
Russian: а�ла� m
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trans-top|one who supports a heavy burden; mainstay
Finnish: tukipylväs
German: Atlas#German|Atlas m
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Russian: ��лан� m
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trans-top|(architecture) a figure of a man used as a column; telamon
German: Atlas#German|Atlas m
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Category:English eponyms|Atlas
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Bosnian

Noun
bs-noun|g=m|atlasi

  1. #English|atlas

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|atlasi

  1. #English|atlas

Serbian

Noun
sr-noun|g=m|atlasi

  1. #English|atlas

Cyrillic spelling
а�ла�#Serbian|а�ла�

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