atlas

Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders (synset 109598726)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is an instance of: titan - (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
  2. A collection of maps in book form (synset 106438756)
    is a type of: book of facts, reference, reference book, reference work - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
    subtypes: dialect atlas, linguistic atlas - an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features
    has: gazetteer - a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
    same as: book of maps, map collection
  3. The 1st cervical vertebra (synset 105596396)
    is a type of: cervical vertebra, neck bone - one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
    same as: atlas vertebra
  4. A figure of a man used as a supporting column (synset 102755815)
    is a type of: column, pillar - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
    same as: telamon

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