Look up: atlas

1. ATLAS
   Abbreviated Test Language for Avionics Systems
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2. ATLAS
   acronym: Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
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3. ATLAS
   acronym: Airborne Turnable Laser Absorption Spectrometer
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4. Atlas
   One of the Titans (early mythological superhumans) who held up the sky.
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5. atlas
   [n] - (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders 2. [n] - a collection of maps in book form 3. [n] - the 1st cervical vertebra 4. [n] - a figure of a man used as a supporting column
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6. Atlas
   Satellite of the planet Saturn. See TABLE 8. SATURN - SATELLITE DATA
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7. atlas
   Book of maps. The first modern atlas was the Theatrum orbis terrarum (1570); the first English atlas was a collection of the counties of England and Wales by Christopher Saxten (1579). Mercator...
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8. Atlas
   In Greek mythology, one of the Titans who revolted against the gods; as punishment, he was compelled to support the heavens on his head and shoulders. Growing weary, he asked
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9. Atlas
   Series of rockets, Convair, 1957-? [USA]
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10. Atlas
    Atlas: The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra (symbol: C1). It supports the head. The atlas bone is named for the Greek god Atlas who was condemned to support the earth and its heavens on his shoulders. (Because the god Atlas often adorned maps, a compilation of maps came to be known as an atlas).
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11. atlas
    a gray or brown silk fiber spun by Attacus altissima....It is similar to tussah....Although described as wild silk, it is semi-domesticated. Category: Various industries and crafts
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12. atlas
    1 Any volume or book of tables, charts, maps or plates that systematically illustrates a subject. 2 The singular of atlantes, male figures used as columns in architecture or furniture.
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13. Atlas
    At'las noun ; plural Atlases [ Latin Atlas , - antis , Greek ..., ..., one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas , in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the...
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14. Atlas
    At'las noun [ Arabic , smooth.] A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. Brande & C.
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15. atlas
    1. One who sustains a great burden. ... 2. <anatomy> The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name. ... 3. A collection of maps in a volume. Supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, ...
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16. atlas
    atlas vertebra noun the 1st cervical vertebra
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17. atlas
    book of maps noun a collection of maps in book form
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18. atlas
    telamon noun a figure of a man used as a supporting column
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19. Atlas
    noun (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
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20. atlas
    (at´lәs) the first cervical vertebra, the uppermost bone of the vertebral column, which supports the skull. Atlas. (A), (Top) seen from above; (bottom) seen from the side. (B), Position of the atlas (red), between the occipital bone and the axis.
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21. Atlas
    • (n.) A collection of maps in a volume • (n.) One who sustains a great burden. • (n.) A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. • (n.) A volume of plates illustrating any subject. • (n.) A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also atlas folio. &bull...
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22. Atlas
    (from the article `Saturn`) ...over the age of the solar system without driving the moons far beyond their current positions. The sharpness of the outer edge of the main ring ...
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23. atlas
    (from the article `skull`) ...face. In most other animals the facial portion of the skull, including the upper teeth and the nose, is larger than the cranium. In humans the ...
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24. Atlas
    (from the article `Mercator, Gerardus`) Mercator then began to execute a series of publications intended to describe the creation of the world and its subsequent history. This Atlas—the ...
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25. Atlas
    (from the article `Kilburn, Tom`) In 1956 Kilburn started his most ambitious project, MUSE, renamed Atlas when Ferranti joined the project in 1959. In parallel with two similar ...
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