atlas
Other forms: atlases
Can’t remember which countries border Uzbekistan? Consult an atlas, a book of maps, and you’ll find the information you need.
An atlas gets its name from the Greek god Atlas, who, according to myth, was forced to bear the weight of the heavens on his shoulders. You might feel like Atlas if you have to carry one of these books around. Atlases are usually large, oversized books that contain maps, diagrams, and information such as population figures. Traditionally, atlas refers specifically to a bound book of maps rather than to a folding map, a globe, or an online database.
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a collection of maps in book formsynonyms: book of maps, map collectiontypes:dialect atlas, linguistic atlasan atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic featurestype of:book of facts, reference, reference book, reference worka book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
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a figure of a man used as a supporting column
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the 1st cervical vertebrasynonyms: atlas vertebra
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