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| at·las [ áttləss ] |
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1. (plural at·las·es) map book: a book containing maps and vital statistics relating to geographic regions
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2. (plural at·las·es) anatomy top bone in neck: the vertebra that is at the top of the spinal column and supports the skull. The atlas locks with the skull on rotation and turns with the head.
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3. (plural at·lan·tes [ ət lán teez, at lán teez ]) architecture figure of man used as support: a figure of a man, either standing or kneeling, used as a support for the upper part of a classical building
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