atlas — meaning in English

English meaning

• atlas noun A book of maps, often with extra tables, charts, or explanatory text.
• satin noun A smooth fabric, woven from silk or a similar fiber, that has a glossy front and a dull back.

Senses

atlas is used for these senses in English:

• Atlas (Greek god) The son of Iapetus and Clymene, war leader of the Titans ordered by the god Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders; father to the Hesperides, the Hyades, and the Pleiades; king of the legendary Atlantis.
• satin A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

atlas — full definition

1. noun A book of maps, often with extra tables, charts, or explanatory text.
2. noun A bound collection of tables, charts, or illustrations covering a particular subject.
3. noun The topmost bone of the neck, which supports the skull and allows it to nod.

satin — full definition

1. noun A smooth fabric, woven from silk or a similar fiber, that has a glossy front and a dull back.
2. adj Having a smooth, semi-glossy sheen similar to satin fabric.