atlas

See also: Atlas and atłas

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈætləs/, (sometimes) /ˈætlɪs/
• enPR: ătʹləs, IPA^(key): /ˈætləs/

Etymology 1

From the name of the Ancient Greek mythological figure , from .

Noun

atlas (plural atlases or atlantes)

1. A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
2. A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject.
3. (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.
   • 1904: Eugène Collin, An Anatomical Atlas of Vegetable Powders Designed as an Aid to the Microscopic Analysis of Powdered Foods and Drugs, main title (J. & A. Churchill)

     An Anatomical Atlas of Vegetable Powders Designed as an Aid to the Microscopic Analysis of Powdered Foods and Drugs

   • 1991: Alan C. F. Colchester and David J. Hawkes [eds.], Information Processing in Medical Imaging, page 154 (Springer; →ISBN

     In addition to classical radiology systems like angiography, CT scanner or MRI have greatly contributed to the improvement of the patient anatomy investigation. Each examination modality still carries its own information and the need to make a synthesis between them is obvious but still makes different problems hard to solve. There is no unique imaging facility which can bring out the whole set of known anatomical structures, brought together in a neuro-anatomical atlas.

   • 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 55 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN

     Our perception of the body as the natural “space of the origin and distribution of disease”, a space determined by the 'anatomical atlas', is merely one of the various ways in which medicine has formed its “knowledge”.

   • 2003: Isabelle E. Magnin, Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, page 19 (Springer; →ISBN

     Finally, Subsol et al. [6] reported on a method for automatically constructing 3D morphometric anatomical atlantes which is based on the extraction of line and point features and their subsequent non-rigid registration.

4. (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.
5. (anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the neck.
   • 1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, page 58:

     There are of these glands upon the first vertebra of the neck of the atlas; on which the head turns...

6. One who supports a heavy burden; mainstay.
7. (architecture) A figure of a man used as a column; telamon.
8. (paper) A sheet of paper measuring 26 inches by 34 inches.

Translations

bound collection of maps

• Afrikaans: atlas
• Albanian: atlas (sq)
• Arabic: أَطْلَس m (ʔaṭlas)
• Armenian: ատլաս (hy) (atlas), քարտեզագիրք (hy) (kʻartezagirkʻ)
• Asturian: atles m
• Azerbaijani: atlas (az)
• Belarusian: а́тлас m (átlas)
• Bulgarian: а́тлас m (átlas)
• Catalan: atles (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大地圖／大地图 (zh) (dàdìtú), 大地图 (zh) (dàdìtú), 地圖集／地图集 (zh) (dìtújí), 地图集 (zh) (dìtújí), 地圖冊／地图册 (dìtúcè), 地图册 (dìtúcè)

• Czech: atlas (cs) m
• Danish: atlas (da) n
• Dutch: atlas (nl) m
• Esperanto: atlaso, maparo
• Estonian: atlas (et)
• Faroese: atlas n
• Finnish: kartasto (fi), atlas (fi)
• French: atlas (fr) m
• Galician: atlas (gl) m
• Georgian: ატლასი (aṭlasi)
• German: Atlas (de) m
• Greek: άτλας (el) m (átlas), άτλαντας (el) m (átlantas)
• Hebrew: אַטְלָס (he) m (atlas)
• Hindi: मानचित्रावली f (māncitrāvlī), एटलस (eṭlas), अटलस (hi) m (aṭlas)
• Hungarian: atlasz (hu)
• Ido: atlaso (io)
• Indonesian: atlas (id)
• Interlingue:
• Irish: atlas m
• Italian: atlante (it) m
• Japanese: 地図帳 (ちずちょう, chizuchō)
• Javanese: atlas
• Kazakh: атлас (kk) (atlas)
• Khmer: សៀវភៅផែនទី (siǝv pʰɨv pʰaen tii)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 지도책 (jidochaek) (地圖冊)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani:

• Kyrgyz: атлас (ky) (atlas)
• Latin: atlas (la)
• Latvian: atlants m
• Lithuanian: atlasas m
• Macedonian: атлас m (atlas)
• Malay: atlas
• Maori: pukapuka mapi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: atlas (no)

  Nynorsk: atlas

• Persian: اطلس (fa) (atlas)
• Polish: atlas (pl) m
• Portuguese: atlas (pt)
• Romanian: atlas (ro) n
• Russian: а́тлас (ru) m (átlas)
• Scots: atlas
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: атлас m

  Roman: atlas (sh) m

• Slovak: atlas
• Slovene: atlas
• Spanish: atlas (es) m
• Swedish: atlas (sv) c
• Tagalog: atlas (tl)
• Tajik: атлас (atlas)
• Thai: แผนที่เล่ม (pɛ̌ɛn-tîi-lêm)
• Turkish: atlas (tr)
• Turkmen: atlas (tk)
• Ukrainian: а́тлас (uk) m (átlas)
• Uzbek: atlas (uz)
• Vietnamese: tập bản đồ

bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc., on any subject

• Bulgarian: а́тлас m (átlas)
• Catalan: atles (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圖解集／图解集, 图解集 (tújiějí)

• Dutch: atlas (nl) m
• Estonian: atlas (et)
• Finnish: kuvasto (fi), atlas (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Atlas (de) m
• Greek: άτλας (el) m (átlas)
• Interlingue:
• Japanese: 図録 (ずろく, zuroku)
• Korean: 도록 (ko) (dorok)
• Latvian: atlants m
• Russian: а́тлас (ru) m (átlas)

(anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the neck

• Albanian: arrëz (sq), atlas (sq)
• Asturian: atles m
• Bulgarian: атла́нт m (atlánt)
• Catalan: atles (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寰椎 (zh) (huánzhuī), 第一頸椎／第一颈椎

• Czech: atlas (cs) m
• Dutch: atlas (nl) m
• Estonian: koljusammas, atlas (et)
• Finnish: kannattajanikama, atlas (fi)
• Galician: atlas (gl) m
• German: Atlas (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: άτλας (el) m (átlas), άτλαντας (el) m (átlantas)
• Hungarian: atlasz (hu)
• Irish: atlas m
• Italian: atlante (it) m
• Japanese: 環椎 (kantsui), 第一頚椎 (daiichi keitsui)
• Korean: 환추 (hwanchu), 제1목뼈 (je1mokppyeo)
• Latvian: atlants m, pirmais kakla skriemelis m
• Malay: atlas
• Polish: dźwigacz (pl) m
• Portuguese: atlas (pt) m
• Russian: атла́нт (ru) m (atlánt)
• Spanish: atlas (es) m

one who supports a heavy burden; mainstay

• Bulgarian: атла́нт m (atlánt)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 身負重擔的人／身负重担的人

• Finnish: tukipylväs
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Atlas (de) m
• Greek: άτλας (el) m (átlas)
• Russian: Атла́нт (ru) m (Atlánt), атла́нт (ru) m (atlánt)

(architecture) a figure of a man used as a column; telamon

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 男像柱 (nánxiàngzhù)

• Finnish: atlantti (fi)
• German: Atlant (de) m, Atlas (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: άτλας (el) m (átlas)
• Hungarian: atlasz (hu)
• Russian: атла́нт (ru) m (atlánt)

Etymology 2

Arabic أَطْلَس (ʔaṭlas)

Noun

atlas (uncountable)

1. A rich satin fabric.

Translations

satin fabric — see also satin

• Arabic: أَطْلَس m (ʔaṭlas)
• Azerbaijani: atlaz (az)
• Persian: اطلس (fa) (atlas)
• Russian: атла́с (ru) m (atlás)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Tajik: атлас (atlas)
• Turkish: atlas (tr)
• Uzbek: atlas (uz)

Anagrams

• AASLT, Aalst, Salta, salat, talas

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: at‧las

Etymology 1

From English atlas, from the name of the Ancient Greek mythological figure , from .

Noun

atlas

1. an atlas; a bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text

Etymology 2

From English Atlas moth.

Noun

atlas

1. the Atlas moth ()

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈatlas]

Noun

1. atlas (bound collection of maps)

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Atlas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑt.lɑs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: at‧las

Noun

atlas m (plural atlassen)

1. atlas

   Synonym: kaartenboek

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Finnish

Noun

atlas

1. atlas (collection of maps)
2. (anatomy) atlas (vertebra)

Declension

Inflection of atlas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		atlas	atlakset
genitive		atlaksen	atlasten atlaksien
partitive		atlasta	atlaksia
illative		atlakseen	atlaksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		atlas	atlakset
accusative	nom.	atlas	atlakset
	gen.	atlaksen
genitive		atlaksen	atlasten atlaksien
partitive		atlasta	atlaksia
inessive		atlaksessa	atlaksissa
elative		atlaksesta	atlaksista
illative		atlakseen	atlaksiin
adessive		atlaksella	atlaksilla
ablative		atlakselta	atlaksilta
allative		atlakselle	atlaksille
essive		atlaksena	atlaksina
translative		atlakseksi	atlaksiksi
abessive		atlaksetta	atlaksitta
instructive		—	atlaksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of atlas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative atlakseni atlakseni accusative nom. atlakseni atlakseni gen. atlakseni genitive atlakseni atlasteni atlaksieni partitive atlastani atlaksiani inessive atlaksessani atlaksissani elative atlaksestani atlaksistani illative atlakseeni atlaksiini adessive atlaksellani atlaksillani ablative atlakseltani atlaksiltani allative atlakselleni atlaksilleni essive atlaksenani atlaksinani translative atlaksekseni atlaksikseni abessive atlaksettani atlaksittani instructive — — comitative — atlaksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative atlaksesi atlaksesi accusative nom. atlaksesi atlaksesi gen. atlaksesi genitive atlaksesi atlastesi atlaksiesi partitive atlastasi atlaksiasi inessive atlaksessasi atlaksissasi elative atlaksestasi atlaksistasi illative atlakseesi atlaksiisi adessive atlaksellasi atlaksillasi ablative atlakseltasi atlaksiltasi allative atlaksellesi atlaksillesi essive atlaksenasi atlaksinasi translative atlakseksesi atlaksiksesi abessive atlaksettasi atlaksittasi instructive — — comitative — atlaksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative atlaksemme atlaksemme accusative nom. atlaksemme atlaksemme gen. atlaksemme genitive atlaksemme atlastemme atlaksiemme partitive atlastamme atlaksiamme inessive atlaksessamme atlaksissamme elative atlaksestamme atlaksistamme illative atlakseemme atlaksiimme adessive atlaksellamme atlaksillamme ablative atlakseltamme atlaksiltamme allative atlaksellemme atlaksillemme essive atlaksenamme atlaksinamme translative atlakseksemme atlaksiksemme abessive atlaksettamme atlaksittamme instructive — — comitative — atlaksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative atlaksenne atlaksenne accusative nom. atlaksenne atlaksenne gen. atlaksenne genitive atlaksenne atlastenne atlaksienne partitive atlastanne atlaksianne inessive atlaksessanne atlaksissanne elative atlaksestanne atlaksistanne illative atlakseenne atlaksiinne adessive atlaksellanne atlaksillanne ablative atlakseltanne atlaksiltanne allative atlaksellenne atlaksillenne essive atlaksenanne atlaksinanne translative atlakseksenne atlaksiksenne abessive atlaksettanne atlaksittanne instructive — — comitative — atlaksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative atlaksensa atlaksensa accusative nom. atlaksensa atlaksensa gen. atlaksensa genitive atlaksensa atlastensa atlaksiensa partitive atlastaan atlastansa atlaksiaan atlaksiansa inessive atlaksessaan atlaksessansa atlaksissaan atlaksissansa elative atlaksestaan atlaksestansa atlaksistaan atlaksistansa illative atlakseensa atlaksiinsa adessive atlaksellaan atlaksellansa atlaksillaan atlaksillansa ablative atlakseltaan atlakseltansa atlaksiltaan atlaksiltansa allative atlakselleen atlaksellensa atlaksilleen atlaksillensa essive atlaksenaan atlaksenansa atlaksinaan atlaksinansa translative atlaksekseen atlakseksensa atlaksikseen atlaksiksensa abessive atlaksettaan atlaksettansa atlaksittaan atlaksittansa instructive — — comitative — atlaksineen atlaksinensa

Synonyms

• (collection of maps): kartasto
• (vertebra): kannattajanikama, atlasnikama

Anagrams

• lasta, salat, talas

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Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).

Noun

atlas m (genitive singular atlais, nominative plural atlais)

1. atlas (bound collection of maps; uppermost vertebra of the neck)

Declension

Declension of atlas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative atlas atlais Vocative a atlais a atlasa Genitive atlais atlas Dative atlas atlais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-atlas na hatlais Genitive an atlais na n-atlas Dative leis an atlas don atlas leis na hatlais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
atlas	n-atlas	hatlas	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “atlas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “atlas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From , a Titan in Greek mythology; first used in this sense by the cartographer Mercator.

Noun

atlas n (definite singular atlaset, indefinite plural atlas or atlaser, definite plural atlasa or atlasene)

1. an atlas (book of maps)

Derived terms

• veiatlas

References

• “atlas” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From

Noun

atlas n (definite singular atlaset, indefinite plural atlas, definite plural atlasa)

1. an atlas (book of maps)

References

• “atlas” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat.las/

• audio:

  (file)

Noun

atlas m inan

1. atlas (bound collection of maps)

Declension

Declension of atlas

	singular	plural
nominative	atlas	atlasy
genitive	atlasu	atlasów
dative	atlasowi	atlasom
accusative	atlas	atlasy
instrumental	atlasem	atlasami
locative	atlasie	atlasach
vocative	atlasie	atlasy

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.tlas/
• Homophone: Atlas

Noun

atlas m (invariable)

1. atlas (collection of maps)
2. atlas (topmost vertebra)

Synonyms

• (collection of maps): mapoteca

Hypernyms

• (topmost vertebra): vértebra, osso

Meronyms

• (collection of maps): mapa, carta

Holonyms

• (topmost vertebra): coluna, espinha, espinhaço, esqueleto

Coordinate terms

• (topmost vertebra): áxis

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

àtlas m (Cyrillic spelling а̀тлас)

1. atlas

Declension

Declension of atlas

	singular	plural
nominative	àtlas	atlasi
genitive	àtlasa	ȁtlāsā
dative	atlasu	atlasima
accusative	atlas	atlase
vocative	atlase	atlasi
locative	atlasu	atlasima
instrumental	atlasom	atlasima

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Spanish

Etymology

From the name of the mythological Atlas, via Latin from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatlas/ [ˈa.t̪las]

Noun

atlas m (plural atlas)

1. (anatomy, cartography) atlas

See also

• Atlas (cartografía) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Atlas (hueso) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001