atlas
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- noun
- /ˈæt.ləs/
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atlas
- Now we'll go into the maps from Dave Leap's Tremendous Atlas of U.S.
If it is, I'm uneducated and I need to read an Atlas.
- If it is, I'm uneducated and I need to read an Atlas.
- You know, you and I have travelled to China many, many times, and we in North America look at the map the way our Atlas is drawn.
- And that interest gained new momentum when he was later commissioned by the APA to to create a comprehensive new Atlas.
Examples
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He is the recent author of the Historical Dictionary of Islam and the Historical Atlas of Islam.
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I pulled up a slide here from the Atlas about Athens.
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And then you had to, if you know what that is, you know, and then and go and then consult an Atlas, you know, with images and photos of viruses.
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We also produce the Pocket Sky Atlas, which Roger was and our my colleague Greg Dinderman here were the driving forces behind this.
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The teacher showed us several maps in the atlas to explain the geographical features of the region.
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Before our trip, we bought an atlas to help us navigate the different states.
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Students often use an atlas for projects that require them to understand world geography.
Synonyms
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A group of maps kept together, often in a book
A set of maps that show different places
Compounds
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Mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert
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A collection of maps showing where different words and pronunciations are used
A tall evergreen tree from the Atlas Mountains with blue-green leaves often planted in parks and gardens
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The top bone in the neck that supports the skull and lets the head nod
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A very large moth from Asia with very wide wings sometimes raised for silk
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A map or book of maps showing where local ways of speaking and words are used
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Atlas comes from the Greek Titan Atlas, who was shown holding the world. Early books of maps often had his picture on the cover, so a book that shows the world became known as an atlas.