( chiefly in anatomy, especially of the human body ) A detailed visual conspectus of something of great and multi-faceted complexity, with its elements splayed so as to be presented in as discrete a manner as possible whilst retaining a realistic view of the whole.A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc.A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.The sense referring to the vertebra reflects that the spine carries the globe of the cranium (the neck carries the head). The sense referring to books of maps reflects that Atlas bore the world on his shoulders. ( US ) enPR: ătʹləs, IPA ( key): /ˈætləs/īorrowed from Latin Atlas, from the name of the Ancient Greek mythological figure Ἄτλας ( Átlas, “ Bearer (of the Heavens) ” ), from τλῆναι ( tlênai, “ to suffer”, “to endure”, “to bear ” ).
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