atlas
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the Greek Mythological figure Άτλας (Atlas), meaning "The Bearer (of the Heavens)", from τλῆναι (tlenai), (to suffer, endure, bear).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈæt̚ləs]
[edit] Noun
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atlas (plural atlases)
- A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
- A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given 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.
- (anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the neck.
- One who supports a heavy burden; mainstay.
- (architecture) A figure of a man used as a column; telamon.
- (paper) A sheet of paper measuring 26 inches by 34 inches.
[edit] Translations
bound collection of maps
bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc., on any subject
one who supports a heavy burden; mainstay
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(architecture) a figure of a man used as a column; telamon
[edit] Bosnian
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atlas m (plural atlasi)
[edit] Croatian
[edit] Noun
atlas m (plural atlasi)
[edit] Czech
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atlas m.
- atlas (bound collection of maps)
[edit] Finnish
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atlas
[edit] Declension
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Declension of atlas (type vastaus)
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[edit] Polish
[edit] Noun
atlas m.
- atlas (bound collection of maps)
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | atlas | atlasy |
| Genitive | atlasu | atlasów |
| Dative | atlasowi | atlasom |
| Accusative | atlas | atlasy |
| Instrumental | atlasem | atlasami |
| Locative | atlasie | atlasach |
| Vocative | atlasie | atlasy |
[edit] Serbian
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atlas m. (plural atlasi) (Cyrillic spelling атлас)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
atlas

