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ATLAS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ATLAS?

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Need another word that means the same as “atlas”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “atlas” in this overview.

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Atlas as a Noun
Definitions of "Atlas" as a noun
Synonyms of "Atlas" as a noun (4 Words)
Usage Examples of "Atlas" as a noun
Associations of "Atlas" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Atlas” are: atlas vertebra, telamon, book of maps, map collection

Atlas as a Noun

Definitions of "Atlas" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “atlas” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A stone carving of a male figure, used as a column to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek-style building.
A collection of maps in book form.
A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
A figure of a man used as a supporting column.
A book of maps or charts.
The topmost vertebra of the backbone, articulating with the occipital bone of the skull.
The 1st cervical vertebra.
(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.

Synonyms of "Atlas" as a noun (4 Words)

atlas vertebra	A collection of maps in book form.
book of maps	The sacred writings of the Christian religions.
map collection	A mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function.
telamon	A figure of a man used as a supporting column.

Usage Examples of "Atlas" as a noun

I looked in the atlas to see where Naples was.
A road atlas.

Associations of "Atlas" (30 Words)

antipodal	Relating to or situated on the opposite side of the earth. Antipodal points on a sphere.
astronomer	A physicist who studies astronomy.
cartographer	A person who makes maps. A cartographer* in the British army.*
cartography	The science or practice of drawing maps.
china	Household tableware or other objects made from china or a similar material. She had begun to remove the breakfast china.
conquistador	An adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
exploration	A careful systematic search. Space exploration.
geographer	An expert in the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these.
geographical	Based on or derived from the physical features of an area. The geographical* distribution of plants.*
globalize	Develop or be developed so as to make international influence or operation possible. Building facilities overseas is part of the strategy of every company that aims to globalize.
guided	Directed by remote control or by internal equipment. A guided* missile.*
intercontinental	Extending or taking place between or among continents. Intercontinental ballistic missiles.
international	A player who has taken part in an international game or contest. Large international* hotels.*
itinerary	A guidebook for travelers. We will send you an itinerary.
itinerate	(especially of a Church minister or a magistrate) travel from place to place to perform one’s professional duty. Regular use of itinerating magistrates was made.
map	Represent an area on a map make a map of. Sorrow was mapped on the mother s face.
migration	The nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule. The extensive rural to urban migration* has created a severe housing shortage.*
path	A way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading. The path* continues alongside the river for half a mile.*
plat	Make a plat of. They looked out over the plats of dark ground.
sightseeing	The activity of visiting places of interest in a particular location. A sightseeing* tour.*
tour	Take a performer production etc on tour. This production will be toured to outlying villages.
tourism	The business of providing services to tourists. A national fund for the promotion of tourism.
transnational	Involving or operating in several nations or nationalities. Transnational terrorist networks.
travel	Of a device sufficiently compact for use while travelling. News travelled fast.
traveled	Traveled over or through sometimes used as a combining term. Well traveled* people.*
traveler	A person who changes location.
trip	Make a trip for pleasure. He arranged his robes to avoid a trip* up later.*
world	All of the living human inhabitants of the earth. They had been brought up to regard France as a world* power.*
worldwide	Of worldwide scope or applicability Christopher Morley. Worldwide sales of television rights.
zoning	(especially in Nigeria) the practice of allocating nominations for certain political offices to candidates from particular regions as part of an unofficial power-sharing arrangement within a political party. An experimental system of zoning.