Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun atlas

4 senses of atlas

Sense 1
Atlas -- ((Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders)
       INSTANCE OF=> Titan -- ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth))

Sense 2
atlas, book of maps, map collection -- (a collection of maps in book form)
       => reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts -- (a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic")

Sense 3
atlas, atlas vertebra -- (the 1st cervical vertebra)
       => cervical vertebra, neck bone -- (one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region)

Sense 4
atlas, telamon -- (a figure of a man used as a supporting column)
       => column, pillar -- ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)