| 单词 | atlas |
| 释义 | atlas /at"leuhs/, n. , pl. atlases for 1-3, atlantes /at lan"teez/ for 5. 1. a bound collection of maps. 2. a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject. 3. Anat. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head. 4. a size of drawing or writing paper, 26 × 34 or 33 inches. 5. Also called telamon. Archit. a sculptural figure of a man used as a column. Cf. 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] |
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