atlasnoun
uk/ˈæt.ləs/us/ˈæt.ləs/atlas noun (MAP)
[ C ] a book containing maps:
a road atlas
an atlas of the world
[ C ] a book containing maps showing where particular things are made, found, etc.:
a wine atlas
an atlas of British plants
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- For those of you who don't have an atlas to hand, Newcastle is a city in the northeaeast of England.
- Are you through with that atlas?
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Maps & map-making
- cartographer
- chart
- coastline
- contour
- elevation
- GPS
- grid reference
- isohyet
- isoline
- isotherm
- key
- map
- meridian
- os
- plotter
- pt
- satnav
- the prime meridian
- time zone
- triangulation
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Books: reference books
atlas noun (BONE IN NECK)
[ S ] specialized medical the first vertebra (= bone) of the spine, that supports the skull:
atlas bone neck pain
See also
axis
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Bone structures
- acetabular
- acetabulum
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- breastbone
- coccyx
- endoskeleton
- iliac
- ilium
- intercarpal
- intercondylar
- interosseous
- kneecap
- sacroiliac
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous
- sacrum
- sagittal
- trapezium
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