Άτλας — meaning in English

English meaning

• atlas noun A book of maps, often with extra tables, charts, or explanatory text.
• map noun A drawing or diagram showing the layout of an area, such as roads, borders, or landmarks.

Senses

Άτλας 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.
• map A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.

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.

map — full definition

1. noun A drawing or diagram showing the layout of an area, such as roads, borders, or landmarks.
2. noun A diagram representing how the parts of a system or structure relate to each other.
3. noun (mathematics/computing) A function or rule that pairs each item in one set with an item in another.
4. verb To make a map of an area, or to represent something as a map.
5. verb (computing) To assign or link one set of values to another.

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