Antonyms for atlas
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : at-luh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæt ləs |
Definition of atlas
Origin :- 1580s, Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, supposed to uphold the pillars of heaven, which was his punishment for being the war leader of the Titans in the struggle with the Olympian gods. The name in Greek perhaps means "The Bearer (of the Heavens)," from a-, copulative prefix, + stem of tlenai "to bear," from PIE root *tele- "to lift, support, weigh." Mount Atlas, in Mauritania, was important in Greek cosmology as a support of the heavens.
- As in map : noun chart of geographic area
- As in book : noun published document
- As in reference book : noun book of information
- As in directory : noun reference book; guide
- The whole rested on a golden image of Atlas, bending beneath the weight.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "None of them are quite high enough," said Atlas, shaking his head.
- Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Consulting my atlas to get my bearings I now ventured forth.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- "We haven't got ready for one yet," said Lucy, deep in an atlas.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880 » by Various
- We hunted out an atlas, and laid the map of England before us on the table.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- None of them know how much stronger than any Atlas is the power of the best.
- Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
- O for the power to drop ten atlas folios in a pile upon their heads!
- Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan
- You'll be in the position of Hercules after Atlas left him holding the skies on his shoulders.
- Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell
- The world does not bear with such an Atlas burden on her conscience.
- Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver
- Make roads in the Atlas Mountains, when I cannot get out of my own house!
- Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat
Synonyms for atlas
- agenda
- album
- almanac
- atlas
- bestseller
- Bible
- blue book
- book
- booklet
- brochure
- catalogue
- charts
- codex
- compendium
- copy
- delineation
- design
- diagram
- dictionary
- directory
- dissertation
- draft
- drawing
- edition
- elevation
- encyclopedia
- essay
- fiction
- folio
- gazeteer
- globe
- graph
- ground plan
- handbook
- hardcover
- hit list
- how-to book
- index
- laundry list
- leaflet
- lexicon
- lineup
- list
- little black book
- magazine
- manual
- monograph
- nonfiction
- novel
- octavo
- offprint
- omnibus
- opus
- opuscule
- outline
- pamphlet
- paperback
- periodical
- picture
- plan
- plat
- portfolio
- portrayal
- preprint
- primer
- projection
- publication
- quarto
- reader
- record
- register
- reprint
- roll
- roster
- scorecard
- scroll
- short list
- sketch
- social register
- softcover
- source book
- speller
- syllabus
- text
- textbook
- thesaurus
- tome
- topographical depiction
- tracing
- tract
- treatise
- vade mecum
- volume
- white pages
- who's who
- wordbook
- work
- work of reference
- writing
- yellow pages
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