The first vertebra in the neck. It supports the head at the base of the skull. Also known as first cervical vertebra.

Relationships Broader Term:  cartographic record Related Term:  map n. ~ 1. A bound volume consisting primarily of maps, often with descriptive text and indexes. - 2. A large volume (approximately 26 [..]

The number one cervical vertebrae.

"collection of maps in a volume," 1636, first in reference to the English translation of "Atlas, sive cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi" (1585) by Flemish geographer Ger [..]

1580s, Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, supposed to uphold the pillars of heaven, which was his punishment for being the war leader of the Titans in the struggle with the Olympian gods. The name in [..]

as in book as in directory as in map as in reference book

The first cervical vertebra (C1).

a collection of maps. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

a book of maps

Developed in the 1960s, these intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were housed in deep underground concrete silos built to withstand a nuclear attack.

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First cervical vertebrae, articulating with the occipital bone and rotating around the dens of the axis.

A book or computerized collection of geographical maps and charts.

To dream you are looking at an atlas, denotes that you will carefully study interests before making changes or journeys.   

A book containing maps and charts.

A bound collection of maps. boundary

A collection of maps.

This multi-purpose experiment is currently under construction for use as a detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva Switzerland. For more information, see: http://press.web.cern.ch/Atlas/Welcome.html.

(n) (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders(n) a collection of maps in book form(n) the 1st cervical vertebra(n) a figure of a man used as a supporting column [..]

Another name for the topmost vertebra of the neck, which lies just beneath the skull. Also called C-1.

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King of Maurita’nia in Africa, fabled to have supported the world upon his shoulders. Of course, the tale is merely a poetical way of saying that the Atlas mountains prop up the heavens, beca [..]

The first cervical vertebra, which unites by way of a joint above, with the occipital bone of the skull, and below, with the axis (C2), upon which it rotates. It is a ring-shaped bone and supports the [..]

An early liquid-fueled rocket, used by US astronauts and still in use for unmanned launches. Because of its lightweight construction it needs no staging to achieve Earth orbit, but only drops two of i [..]

The first cervical vertebra.

Most superior of the cervical vertebrae, supporting the cranial articulation.

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A book of maps.

Airborne Topographic Laser System (QinetiQ).

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Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of New Zealand, hosted by the New Zealand Department of Conservation.

Male version of a caryatide, a sculpted figure used instead of a column to support an entablature. Also called telamon.

(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 Hesperides, the Hyades, and the Pleiades; king of the lege [..]

A book or bound collection of maps, illustrations, etc.; Volume of maps, plates, engravings, tables, etc., which may be used to accompany a text; or it may be an independent publication." (De [..]

Possibly means "enduring" from Greek τλάω (tlao) meaning "to endure". In Greek mythology he was a Titan punished by Zeus by being forced to support [..]