atlas

  • 71atlas — /at leuhs/, n., pl. atlases for 1 3, atlantes /at lan teez/ for 5. 1. a bound collection of maps. 2. a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject. 3. Anat. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head. 4. a size of …

    Universalium

  • 72Atlas — /at leuhs/, n., pl. Atlases for 2, 4. 1. Class. Myth. 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. 2. a person who supports a …

    Universalium

  • 73ATLAS — s. m. (On prononce l S.) Recueil de cartes géographiques. Grand atlas. Atlas portatif.   Il se dit également, en Librairie, de Tout recueil de cartes géographiques, de planches, de tableaux, etc., qu on joint à un ouvrage pour en faciliter l… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 74atlas — [16] In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan who as a punishment for rebelling against the gods was forced to carry the heavens on his shoulders. Hence when the term was first used in English it was applied to a ‘supporter’: ‘I dare commend him to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 75átlas — 1 a m (ā) zbirka zemljevidov, slik iz določene stroke v obliki knjige: izdati, sestaviti atlas; geografski, zgodovinski atlas; dialektološki atlas; anatomski atlas v barvah 2 a m (ā) svilena tkanina, ki se blešči zlasti na pravi strani: rdeč,… …

    Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

  • 76atlas — {{#}}{{LM A03905}}{{〓}} {{[}}atlas{{]}} ‹a·tlas; at·las› {{◆}}(pl. atlas){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Libro formado por una colección de mapas, generalmente geográficos: • Si lo miras en el atlas verás que la península de Florida pertenece… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 77atlas — [16] In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan who as a punishment for rebelling against the gods was forced to carry the heavens on his shoulders. Hence when the term was first used in English it was applied to a ‘supporter’: ‘I dare commend him to… …

    Word origins

  • 78atlas — First cervical vertebra, articulating with the occipital bone and rotating around the dens of the axis. SYN: vertebra C1, first cervical vertebra. [G. A., in Greek mythology a Titan who supported the heavens on his shoulders] * * * Adolescents… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 79ATLAS — Abk. für Automatisiertes Tarif und Lokales Zoll Abwicklungs System. 1. Begriff: Internes Informatikverfahren der deutschen Zollverwaltung auf der Grundlage von Art. 4a I ZK DVO. Mit ATLAS werden schriftliche Zollanmeldungen und Verwaltungsakte (z …

    Lexikon der Economics

  • 80Atlas — Der Atlas trägt den Himmel. Von denen, die sich in grosse und lästige Geschäfte einlassen und sich dadurch selbst Ungemach zuziehen, wie Atlas für seine Dienste ins Meer gestürzt ward. Holl.: Het is een Atlas. (Harrebomée, I, 22.) Lat.: Atlas… …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon