atlantes

enUK

at·lan·tes

A0498800 (ăt-lăn′tēz)n. Architecture Plural of atlas.

atlantes

(ətˈlæntiːz) n (Architecture) the plural of atlas⁴

at•las

(ˈæt ləs)

n., pl. at•las•es for 1-3, at•lan•tes (ætˈlæn tiz)
for 5. 1. a bound collection of maps. 2. a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject. 3. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head. 4. Also called telamon. a sculptural figure of a man used as a column.Compare caryatid. [1580–90 in sense “prop, support”; as name for a collection of maps, said to be from illustrations of Atlas supporting the globe in early books of this kind]

At•las

(ˈæt ləs)

n., pl. At•las•es. 1. a Titan, condemned by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders. 2. a person who supports a heavy burden; mainstay.

atlantes

enUK

atlantes

(ătlăn`tēz) [Latin plural of AtlasAtlas
, in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. When the Titans were defeated, Atlas was condemned to hold the sky on his shoulders for all eternity—a mythical explanation of why the sky does not fall.
..... Click the link for more information. ], sculptured male figures serving as supports of entablatures, in place of a column or pier. The earliest (c.480–460 B.C.) and most important example from antiquity is in the Greek temple of Zeus at Agrigento, Sicily. The baroque architecture of the 17th cent. made considerable use of atlantes, as did the classical revival in the early 19th cent. Female supporting figures are called caryatids.

atlas, pl. atlantes

atlas A figure (or figures) of a man used in place of a column to support an entablature; also called a telamon.

单词	atlantes
释义	atlantes enUK at·lan·tes A0498800 (ăt-lăn′tēz)n. Architecture Plural of atlas. atlantes (ətˈlæntiːz) n (Architecture) the plural of atlas⁴ at•las (ˈæt ləs) n., pl. at•las•es for 1-3, at•lan•tes (ætˈlæn tiz) for 5. 1. a bound collection of maps. 2. a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject. 3. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head. 4. Also called telamon. a sculptural figure of a man used as a column.Compare caryatid. [1580–90 in sense “prop, support”; as name for a collection of maps, said to be from illustrations of Atlas supporting the globe in early books of this kind] At•las (ˈæt ləs) n., pl. At•las•es. 1. a Titan, condemned by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders. 2. a person who supports a heavy burden; mainstay. atlantes enUK atlantes (ătlăn`tēz) [Latin plural of AtlasAtlas , in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. When the Titans were defeated, Atlas was condemned to hold the sky on his shoulders for all eternity—a mythical explanation of why the sky does not fall. ..... Click the link for more information. ], sculptured male figures serving as supports of entablatures, in place of a column or pier. The earliest (c.480–460 B.C.) and most important example from antiquity is in the Greek temple of Zeus at Agrigento, Sicily. The baroque architecture of the 17th cent. made considerable use of atlantes, as did the classical revival in the early 19th cent. Female supporting figures are called caryatids. atlas, pl. atlantes atlas A figure (or figures) of a man used in place of a column to support an entablature; also called a telamon. MedicalSeeatlasThesaurusSeeAtlas
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