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at⋅lan⋅tes

  [at-lan-teez]
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–noun
pl. of atlas (def. 5).
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at⋅las

  [at-luhs]
–noun, plural at⋅las⋅es for 1–3, at⋅lan⋅tes  [at-lan-teez] for 5.
1. a bound collection of maps.
2. a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject.
3. Anatomy. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head.
4. a size of drawing or writing paper, 26 × 34 or 33 inches.
5. Also called telamon. Architecture. a sculptural figure of a man used as a column.
Compare caryatid.

Origin:
1580–90 in sense “prop, support”; as name for a collection of maps, said to be from illustrations of Atlas supporting the globe in early books of this kind
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at·lan·tes   (āt-lān'tēz)   
n.   Architecture
Plural of atlas2.
at·las 2   (āt'ləs)   
n.   pl. at·las·es

  1. pl. at·lan·tes (āt-lān'tēz) Architecture A standing or kneeling figure of a man used as a supporting column, as for an entablature or balcony.

  2. Anatomy The top or first cervical vertebra of the neck, which supports the skull.


[From Atlas.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

atlas

A bound collection of maps. Atlases are named after the Greek god Atlas.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

atlas 
"collection of maps in a volume," 1636, first in ref. to the Eng. translation of "Atlas, sive cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi" (1585) by Flemish geographer Gerhardus Mercator (1512-94), who may have been the first to use this word in this way. A picture of the Titan Atlas holding up the world (see Atlas) appeared on the frontispiece.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: at·las
Pronunciation: 'at-l&s
Function: noun
: the first vertebra of the neck
Atlas, Greek mythological character. In Greeklegend Atlas was a Titan who took part in the revolt against the gods. As a punishment he was condemned to hold the heavens aloft forever. Atlas was usually represented as a human figure bearing theheavens or the celestial globe upon his shoulders.
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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atlas at·las (āt'ləs)
n.
The top or first cervical vertebra of the neck, supporting the skull and articulating with the occipital bone and rotating around the dens of the axis.

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