Atlas

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1. Noun

One who sustains a great burden.

2. Noun

The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name.

3. Noun

A collection of maps in a volume

4. Noun

A volume of plates illustrating any subject.

5. Noun

A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.

6. Noun

A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also atlas folio.

7. Noun

A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.

8. Noun

A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.

9. Noun

the 1st cervical vertebra
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

10. Noun

a figure of a man used as a supporting column
Vocabulary classified under Art and design
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