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AT'LAS, n.
One who sustains a great burden.
The first vertebra of the neck,
articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the
head, whence the name.
A collection of maps in a volume
; --
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. A volume of plates illustrating any
subject.
A work in which subjects are exhibited in a
tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
A large, square folio, resembling a volume of
maps; -- called also atlas folio.
A drawing paper of large size. See under
Paper,
Atlas powder, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power. A rich kind of
satin manufactured in India.
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