atlas

atlas is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] One who sustains a great burden.

[2] 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; --

[4] A volume of plates illustrating any subject.

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

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

[7] A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n. Atlas powder, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power.

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