telamon

Tel·a·mon

T0086200 (tĕl′ə-mən, -mŏn′)n. Greek Mythology One of the Argonauts and the father of Ajax.

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tel·a·mon

T0086100 (tĕl′ə-mŏn′)n. pl. tel·a·mon·es (-mō′nēz) Architecture See atlas.

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[Latin, from Greek telamōn, bearer; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]

telamon

(ˈtɛləmən) n, pl telamones (ˌtɛləˈməʊniːz) or -mons (Architecture) a column in the form of a male figure, used to support an entablature. Also called: atlas Compare caryatid[C18: via Latin from Greek, from tlēnai to bear]

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Telamon

(ˈtɛləmən; -ˌmɒn) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Salamis; brother of Peleus and father of Teucer and Ajax

at•las

(ˈæt ləs)

n., pl. at•las•es for 1-3, at•lan•tes (ætˈlæn tiz)
for 5. 1. a bound collection of maps. 2. a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject. 3. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head. 4. Also called telamon. a sculptural figure of a man used as a column.Compare caryatid. [1580–90 in sense “prop, support”; as name for a collection of maps, said to be from illustrations of Atlas supporting the globe in early books of this kind]

At•las

(ˈæt ləs)

n., pl. At•las•es. 1. a Titan, condemned by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders. 2. a person who supports a heavy burden; mainstay.

Thesaurus

Noun

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telamon - a figure of a man used as a supporting columnatlaspillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

Translations

атлант