atlantes

Meaning

plural of atlas

atlas

1. A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
2. A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any given subject.
3. (especially) A detailed visual conspectus of something of great and multi-faceted complexity, with its elements splayed so as to be presented in as discrete a manner as possible whilst retaining a realistic view of the whole.
4. A family of coordinate charts that cover a manifold.
5. The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals.
6. One who supports a heavy burden; mainstay.
7. A figure of a man used as a column.
8. A sheet of paper measuring 26 inches by 34 inches.
9. An image or texture containing a number of other images or textures, so as to reduce the cost of loading them separately.

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Synonyms

telamon

Translations

atlante

أتلانتيز

Atlant

atlante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ətˈlantiːz/

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἄτλαντες (Átlantes), the nominative plural form of Ἄτλας (Átlas); see atlas.