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atlas 音标拼音: ['ætləs] n. 地图,地图集 地图,地图集 Atlas n 1: ( Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders 2: a collection of maps in book form [ synonym: { atlas}, { book of maps}, { map collection}] 3: the 1st cervical vertebra [ synonym: { atlas}, { atlas vertebra}] 4: a figure of a man used as a supporting column [ synonym: { atlas}, { telamon}] Atlas \ At" las\, n. [ Ar., smooth.] A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. -- Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster]
Atlas \ At" las\, n.; pl. { Atlases}. [ L. Atlas, - antis, Gr. ?, ?, one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of tlh^ nai to bear. See { Tolerate}.] 1. One who sustains a great burden. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas. [ 1913 Webster] 6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also { atlas folio}. [ 1913 Webster] 7. A drawing paper of large size. See under { Paper}, n. [ 1913 Webster] { Atlas powder}, see { Atlas powder} in the vocabulary; a blasting compound containing nitroglycerin. [ 1913 Webster] 97 Moby Thesaurus words for " atlas": Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, aeronautical chart, arcade, astronomical chart, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, calendar, cartographer, cartography, caryatid, casebook, catalog, catalogue raisonne, celestial chart, celestial globe, chart, chorographer, chorography, city directory, classified catalog, climatic chart, colonnade, colonnette, column, concordance, conic projection, contour line, contour map, cyclopedia, cylindrical projection, diatesseron, dictionary catalog, directory, encyclopedia, gazetteer, general reference map, globe, gnomonic projection, graphic scale, grid line, hachure, harmony, heliographic chart, hydrographic chart, index, isoline, latitude, layer tint, legend, longitude, map, map maker, map projection, mapper, meridian, parallel, peristyle, phone book, photogrammetrist, photogrammetry, photomap, phototopography, physical map, pier, pilaster, pillar, political map, polyconic projection, polyglot, portico, post, projection, record book, reference book, relief map, representative fraction, road map, scale, sinusoidal projection, source book, special map, studbook, telamon, telephone book, telephone directory, terrain map, terrestrial globe, thematic map, topographer, topographic chart, topography, transportation map, weather chart, weather map, work of reference
96 Moby Thesaurus words for " Atlas": Antaeus, Asp, Asroc, Atlas- Agena, Atlas- Centaur, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Bullpup, Cajun, Charles Atlas, Corporal, Corvus, Crossbow, Cyclops, Dart, Deacon, Delta, Diamant, Dove, Falcon, Firebee, Gargantua, Genie, Goliath, Hawk, Hercules, Holy Moses, Hound Dog, Jupiter, Lacrosse, Lark, Loki, Loon, Mace, Matador, Navaho, Nike, Nike Ajax, Orion, Pershing, Petrel, Polaris, Polyphemus, Poseidon, Quail, Ram, Rascal, Redeye, Redstone, Regulus I, SLAM, Samson, Saturn, Scout, Sentinel, Sergeant, Shillelagh, Sidewinder, Skybolt, Snark, Spaerobee, Sparrow, Subroc, Super Talos, Superman, Talos, Tartar, Tarzan, Telamon, Terrier, Thor, Thor Able Star, Thor- Agena, Thor- Delta, Tiny Tim, Titan, V- 2, Viking, WAC- Corporal, Wagtail, Zuni, bully, bullyboy, colossus, giant, gorilla, muscle man, powerhouse, stalwart, strong man, strong- arm man, the mighty, the strong, tough, tough guy, tower of strength
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