English-Thai Dictionary

atlas

N กระดูกสันหลัง ส่วน คอ ที่ ค้ำ ศีรษะ  kra-duk-san-lang-suan-kho-ti-kham-se-sa

 

atlas

N หนังสือ แผนที่  สมุด แผนที่  book of maps nang-sue-phaen-ti

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ATLAS

n. 1. A collection of maps in a volume; supposed to be so called from a picture of mount Atlas, supporting the heavens, prefixed to some collection.
2. A large square folio, resembling a volume of maps.
3. The supporters of a building.
4. A silk satin, or stuff, manufactured in the east, with admirable ingenuity. Atlasses are plain, striped, or flowered; but they have not the fine gloss and luster of some French silks.
5. The first vertebra of the neck.
6. A term applied to paper, as atlas fine.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ATLAS

At "las, n.; pl. Atlases. Etym: [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. Atlas, in W.Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of Tolerate. ]

 

1. One who sustains a great burden.

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: 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; --

 

Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, prefixed to some collections. This name is said to have been first used by Mercator, the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century.

 

Note:

 

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.

 

ATLAS

At "las, n. Etym: [Ar. , smooth. ]

 

Defn: A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. Brande & C.

 

ATLAS POWDER

ATLAS POWDER At "las pow "der.

 

Defn: A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Atlas

At las |ˈatləs ˈætləs |Greek Mythology one of the Titans, who was punished for his part in their revolt against Zeus by being made to support the heavens. He became identified with the Atlas Mountains. DERIVATIVES At lan te an |ˌatlanˈtēən, atˈlantēən |adjective

 

atlas

at las |ˈatləs ˈætləs | ▶noun 1 ( pl. atlases ) a book of maps or charts: I looked in the atlas to find a map of Italy | a road atlas. • a book of illustrations or diagrams on any subject: Atlas of Surgical Operations. 2 ( pl. atlases ) (also atlas vertebra ) Anatomy the topmost vertebra of the backbone, articulating with the occipital bone of the skull. 3 ( pl. atlantes |atˈlantēz | ) Architecture a stone carving of a male figure, used as a column to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek-style building. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally denoting a person who supported a great burden ): via Latin from Greek Atlas, the god who held up the pillars of the universe and whose picture appeared at the front of early atlases.

 

atlas moth

at las moth ▶noun a very large, boldly marked silkworm moth that occurs in both the Old and New World tropics. [Genus Attacus, family Saturniidae: several species, in particular A. atlas of Asia, which is the largest moth in the world. ]

 

Atlas Mountains

At las Moun tains a range of mountains in North Africa that extends from Morocco to Tunisia in a series of chains, including the Anti-Atlas, High Atlas, Middle Atlas, Rif Mountains, Tell Atlas, and Sahara Atlas.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Atlas

Atlas |ˈatləs |Greek Mythology one of the Titans, who was punished for his part in their revolt against Zeus by being made to support the heavens. He became identified with the Atlas Mountains. DERIVATIVES Atlantean adjective

 

atlas

atlas |ˈatləs | ▶noun 1 a book of maps or charts: I looked in the atlas to see where Naples was | a road atlas. 2 (also atlas vertebra ) Anatomy the topmost vertebra of the backbone, articulating with the occipital bone of the skull. 3 ( pl. atlantes |atˈlantiːz | ) Architecture a stone carving of a male figure, used as a column to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek-style building. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally denoting a person who supported a great burden ): via Latin from Greek Atlas, the Titan of Greek mythology who supported the heavens and whose picture appeared at the front of early atlases.

 

atlas moth

atlas moth ▶noun a very large boldly marked silk moth which occurs in both the Old and New World tropics. ●Genus Attacus, family Saturniidae: several species, in particular A. atlas of Asia, which is the largest moth in the world.

 

Atlas Mountains

Atlas Mountains a range of mountains in North Africa extending from Morocco to Tunisia in a series of chains.

 

Duden Dictionary

Atlas

At las Substantiv, maskulin , der |A tlas |der Atlas; Genitiv: des Atlas oder Atlasses, Atlasse arabisch aṭlas, eigentlich = glatt, fein schweres, hochglänzendes Seidengewebe in Atlasbindung, Satin

 

Atlas

At las Substantiv, maskulin , der |A tlas |nach dem Titanen Atlas ( griechisch Átlas ) in der griechischen Sage, der am westlichen Rand der damals bekannten Welt das Himmelsgewölbe trägt Gebirge in Nordwestafrika

 

Atlas

At las Eigenname griechische Mythologie |A tlas |einer der Titanen

 

Atlas

At las Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |A tlas |der Atlas; Genitiv: des Atlas oder Atlasses nach dem Titanen Atlas ( griechisch Átlas ) in der griechischen Sage, der das Himmelsgewölbe trägt erster Halswirbel; Halswirbel, der den Kopf trägt

 

Atlas

At las Substantiv, maskulin , der |A tlas |der Atlas; Genitiv: des Atlas oder Atlasses, Atlanten, auch: Atlasse nach dem Titanen Atlas ( griechisch Átlas ) in der griechischen Sage, der das Himmelsgewölbe trägt 1 Sammlung [gleichartig bearbeiteter ] geografischer Karten in Buchform 2 Sammlung von Bildtafeln aus einem Wissensgebiet (z. B. der Anatomie ) in Buchform 3 ohne Plural Medizin erster Halswirbel

 

Atlas

At las Substantiv, maskulin selten , der |A tlas |der Atlas; Genitiv: des Atlas und Atlasses, Atlasse und Atlanten nach dem Titanen Atlas ( griechisch Átlas ) in der griechischen Sage, der das Himmelsgewölbe trägt Atlant

 

Atlasbindung

At las bin dung Substantiv, feminin Textilindustrie , die |A tlasbindung | Grundbindung einseitiger Gewebe

 

Atlasseide

At las sei de Substantiv, feminin , die |A tlasseide |Seide in Atlasbindung

 

atlassen

at las sen Adjektiv |a tlassen |aus Atlas

 

French Dictionary

atlas

atlas n. m. nom masculin Recueil de cartes géographiques. : Un atlas électronique. Prononciation Le s se prononce, [atlɑs ]; le nom rime avec hélas Note Orthographique atla s.

 

Spanish Dictionary

atlas

atlas nombre masculino 1 Colección de mapas, principalmente geográficos, que se presentan en forma de libro o de cuaderno :atlas geográfico; atlas histórico .atlas lingüístico Atlas que recoge mapas donde se representan las variaciones fonéticas, morfológicas, léxicas, etc. , del habla de una extensión geográfica determinada .2 anat Primera vértebra cervical, que se articula inmediatamente con el cráneo .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del griego Atlas , nombre de un gigante de la mitología griega que sostenía con sus hombros la bóveda celeste. Por alusión a este personaje surgió la acepción de ‘colección de mapas ’, por el título de una obra cosmográfica (1585 ) de G. Kremer, conocido también como Mercator, en cuya portada figuraba el héroe mitológico. La acepción ‘primera vértebra ’ surge metafóricamente por la función de esta al sostener la cabeza .El plural es atlas .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

atlas

at las /ǽtləs /名詞 複 ～es 1 C 地図帳 (!地図帳の口絵に 2 の像が載っていたことから; mapは1枚の地図をさす語 ) ; 図表集 .2 〖A- 〗〘ギ神 〙アトラス 〘ゼウス神により双肩に天を担わされた巨人 〙; C 重荷を担う人 .3 C 〘解剖 〙第1 頚椎 （けいつい ）.À - M ó untains 〖the ～〗アトラス山脈 〘アフリカ北西部にある山脈 〙.