Meaning Of Atlas

n.

One who sustains a great burden.

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The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name.

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A collection of maps in a volume

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A volume of plates illustrating any subject.

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

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

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

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A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.