ALL meanings of atlas
at·las
A a - countable noun atlas An atlas is a book of maps. 3
- noun atlas a collection of maps, usually in book form 3
- noun atlas a book of charts, graphs, etc, illustrating aspects of a subject 3
- noun atlas the first cervical vertebra, attached to and supporting the skull in man 3
- noun atlas a standard size of drawing paper, 26 × 17 inches 3
- noun atlas a Titan compelled to support the sky on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus 3
- noun atlas a US intercontinental ballistic missile, also used in launching spacecraft 3
- noun atlas a small satellite of Saturn, discovered in 1980 3
- noun atlas a Titan compelled to support the heavens on his shoulders 3
- noun atlas any person who carries a great burden 3
- noun atlas a book of maps: Atlas supporting the earth was often pictured on the front page of such books 3
- noun atlas a book of tables, charts, illustrations, etc. on a specific subject or subjects 3
- noun atlas the topmost vertebra of the neck 3
- abbreviation ATLAS atlantes 3
- abbreviation Technical meaning of ATLAS Abbreviated Test Language for Avionics Systems 3
- noun atlas A book of maps or charts. 1
- noun atlas book of maps 1
- noun Definition of atlas in Technology (language) (ATLAS) A Mil-spec language for automatic testing of avionics equipment. ATLAS replaced Gaelic and several other test languages. 1
- noun plural atlas a bound collection of maps. 1
- noun plural atlas a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject. 1
- noun plural atlas Anatomy. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head. 1
- noun plural atlas a size of drawing or writing paper, 26 × 34 or 33 inches. 1
- noun plural atlas Also called telamon. Architecture. a sculptural figure of a man used as a column. 1
- noun plural atlas Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Iapetus and brother of Prometheus and Epimetheus, condemned to support the sky on his shoulders: identified by the ancients with the Atlas Mountains. 1
- noun plural atlas a person who supports a heavy burden; a mainstay. 1
- noun plural atlas Charles (Angelo Siciliano) 1894–1972, U.S. body-building advocate, born in Italy. 1
- noun plural atlas a liquid-propellant booster rocket, originally developed as the first U.S. ICBM, used with Agena or Centaur upper stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets; also used to launch the Mercury spacecraft into orbit around the earth. 1
- noun atlas A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text. 0
- noun atlas A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject. 0
- noun atlas (chiefly in anatomy, especially of the human body) A detailed visual conspectus of something of great and multi-faceted complexity, with its elements splayed so as to be presented in as discrete a manner as possible whilst retaining a realistic view of the whole. 0
- noun atlas (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. 0
- noun atlas (anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the neck. 0
- noun atlas One who supports a heavy burden; mainstay. 0
- noun atlas (architecture) A figure of a man used as a column; telamon. 0
- noun atlas (paper) A sheet of paper measuring 26 inches by 34 inches. 0
- noun atlas A rich satin fabric. 0