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American expendable launch system
The Atlas-Able was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used
Atlas-Able
Hypergolic rocket engine manufactured by Aerojet
an uprated version of the Able stage, used on Atlas-Able and Thor-Able rockets. The first AJ10-101 flight, with a Thor-Able, occurred on 23 April 1958;
AJ10
Topics referred to by the same term
upper stage for Vanguard, Atlas, and Thor rockets Able (surname) ABLE account, a U.S. savings plan for people with disabilities Able UK, British ship breaking
Able
1959 US attempted lunar probe
Pioneer P-3 (also known as Atlas-Able 4 or Pioneer X) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives
Pioneer_P-3
Family of American missiles and space launch vehicles
Atlas is a family of US missiles and space launch vehicles that originated with the SM-65 Atlas. The Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program
Atlas_(rocket_family)
Series of United States uncrewed lunar and planetary space probes (1958-60; 1965-92)
Earth escape velocity, launched March 3, 1959 Five years after the early Able space probe missions ended, NASA Ames Research Center used the Pioneer name
Pioneer_program
First operational American intercontinental ballistic missile
SM-65 Atlas was the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket
SM-65_Atlas
NASA interplanetary mission (1960)
Pioneer 5 (also known as Pioneer P-2, and Able 4, and nicknamed the "Paddle-Wheel Satellite") was a spin-stabilized space probe in the NASA Pioneer program
Pioneer_5
Arrival of a spacecraft on the Moon's surface
of probes survived launch on its Atlas ICBM outfitted with an Able upper stage. Following the unsuccessful Atlas-Able Pioneer probes, NASA's Jet Propulsion
Moon_landing
Nasa 1960s lunar orbiter probe
Pioneer P-30 (also known as Able 5A, Atlas-Able 5A, or Pioneer Y) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch
Pioneer_P-30
1960 US lunar probe attempt
Pioneer P-31 (also known as Atlas-Able 5B or Pioneer Z) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives
Pioneer_P-31
American space launch vehicle
The Atlas LV-3B, Atlas D Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United
Atlas_LV-3B
1957 novel by Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It is her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered
Atlas_Shrugged
Launch site of manned Project Mercury flights
SLC-41 (Atlas, Vulcan) 3 2 2 LC-39A (F9, FH) 1 1 LC-39B (SLS) 1 2 3 4 5 6 '57 1960 1965 Atlas Atlas-Able Atlas-Agena Mercury-Atlas Stoke
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_14
Interstellar comet in 2025
3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) and previously as A11pl3Z, is an interstellar comet discovered on 1 July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact
3I/ATLAS
2012 film directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis
Cloud Atlas is a 2012 epic science fiction film written and directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer. Based on the 2004 novel by David Mitchell, it has
Cloud_Atlas_(film)
Launch pad used by Atlas rockets and missiles
storage site. Atlas A, C and D missiles were tested from the site. It was also used for orbital launches of Atlas-Able and later Atlas-Agena rockets,
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_12
American rocket stage
seconds Engine: AJ10-104, AJ10-104D Thor (rocket family) Thor-Able Thor-Agena Thor-Delta Atlas-Able Thor-Ablestar Multistage rocket Three-stage-to-orbit Two-stage-to-orbit
Able_(rocket_stage)
Expendable launch system
Atlas V is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family. It was developed by Lockheed Martin and has been
Atlas_V
FACT SHEET". spaceline.org. Cliff Lethbridge. Retrieved 8 October 2021. "ATLAS B FACT SHEET". spaceline.org. Cliff Lethbridge. Retrieved 9 October 2021
List of rockets of the United States
List_of_rockets_of_the_United_States
First operating system
was able to act on many tasks and user programs concurrently. Its various functions included running the Atlas computer's virtual memory (Atlas Supervisor
Atlas_Supervisor
'62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 Atlas-Agena Atlas-Able Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV Atlas D Atlas E Atlas F 10 20 30 40 50 1960 '61 '62 '63 '64
List of Atlas launches (1960–1969)
List_of_Atlas_launches_(1960–1969)
Multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft
The Airbus A400M Atlas is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military, now Airbus Defence and Space
Airbus_A400M_Atlas
5 10 15 20 25 30 1957 1958 1959 Atlas-Able Atlas A Atlas B Atlas C Atlas D 5 10 15 20 25 30 1957 1958 1959 Cape Canaveral LC-11 Cape Canaveral
List of Atlas launches (1957–1959)
List_of_Atlas_launches_(1957–1959)
Missile
rocket, prior to the operational Atlas D. It was originally planned to be used as the first stage of the Atlas-Able rocket, but following an explosion
SM-65C_Atlas
Extinct subspecies of brown bear in Africa
nuts. However, since most bears today are omnivores, the Atlas bear is believed to have been able to eat meat as well. It was believed that, if it did eat
Atlas_bear
Manufacturer of scale models
locomotives, rolling stock, and vehicles. Atlas is well known for their Flex Track (scale model railroad track that is able to bend to several angles) and codes
Atlas_Model_Railroad
Liquid-fuel rocket engine (Atlas sustainer)
a liquid-fuel rocket engine that served as the sustainer engine for the Atlas rocket family. Developed by Rocketdyne in 1957 as the S-4, it is called
LR105
Bipedal humanoid robot
Atlas is the name used for multiple robot models produced by American robotics company Boston Dynamics. The first Atlas robot was a bipedal hydraulic
Atlas_(robot)
Uncrewed boilerplate Mercury program capsule
Big Joe 2 (Atlas-20D), which had been scheduled for the fall of 1959, was canceled and the launch vehicle was transferred to the Atlas-Able program. While
Big_Joe_1
British industrial services company
Able UK is a British industrial services company specialising in decommissioning of ships and offshore installations. Able UK is a British industrial services
Able_UK
Supercomputer of the 1960s
The Atlas was one of the world's first supercomputers, in use from 1962 (when it was claimed to be the most powerful computer in the world) to 1972. Atlas's
Atlas_(computer)
2026. "Atlas Centaur LV-3C Development". 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. "Atlas Centaur". Krebs, Gunter. "Atlas Centaur"
Comparison of retired orbital launch systems
Comparison_of_retired_orbital_launch_systems
American rocket engine design and production company
Atlas B, Atlas C, Atlas LV-3C, Atlas D, Atlas-Agena, Atlas LV-3B LR105-3 LR105-5 - Atlas LV-3C, Atlas E, Atlas Agena B, Atlas F, Atlas Agena D, Atlas
Rocketdyne
American expendable launch system
The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was
Atlas-Agena
KH-1 10 (Discoverer 15)". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025. "Atlas-D Able - Pioneer P-30". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025. "Thor DM-21
1960 in spaceflight (September–December)
1960_in_spaceflight_(September–December)
1958-1960 US space rocket system
The Thor-Able was an American expendable launch system used for a series of re-entry vehicle tests and spacecraft launches between 1958 and 1960. It was
Thor-Able
Family of space launch vehicles
The Atlas-Centaur was a United States expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. The vehicle featured a Centaur upper stage, the
Atlas-Centaur
Failed NASA mission to Venus (1962)
traveled toward the orbit of Venus. (The Atlas Able probe concept was repurposed as the unsuccessful Pioneer Atlas Moon probes.) No American missions were
Mariner_1
Proposed South African Air Force jet fighter
The Atlas Carver (sometimes erroneously referred to as "CAVA") was a proposed South African twin-engine, delta wing fourth-generation fighter aircraft
Atlas_Carver
1943–1996 American aerospace manufacturer
missile Atlas (rocket family) (1959) The Atlas civilian space booster Atlas E/F Atlas G Atlas H Atlas LV-3B Atlas SLV-3 Atlas-Able Atlas-Agena SM-65 Atlas –
Convair
2016 video game
of Atlas, Hyperion, and Oceanus were able to unite to end the struggle. As victors, they formed an uneasy alliance and divided the city of Atlas between
Atlas_Reactor
Fictional superhero team in comic books published by Marvel Comics
The Agents of Atlas are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first lineup was composed of characters originally
Agents_of_Atlas
South African fighter aircraft
work was carried out by Atlas Aviation (formerly Atlas Aircraft Corporation and lately Denel Aviation). Atlas was also able to acquire skilled technicians
Atlas_Cheetah
CERN LHC experiment
ATLAS is the largest general-purpose particle detector experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a particle accelerator at CERN (the European Organization
ATLAS_experiment
Nickname for eight launch pads at Cape Canaveral
"Missile Row" was a nickname given in the 1960s to the eight SM-65 Atlas and HGM-25A Titan I launch complexes at the middle area of Cape Canaveral Space
Missile_Row
First successful mission to Venus (1962–1963)
traveled toward the orbit of Venus. (The Atlas Able probe concept was repurposed as the unsuccessful Pioneer Atlas Moon probes.) No American missions were
Mariner_2
The Witch of Atlas is a major poetic work of the English romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley written in 1820 and published posthumously in 1824 in the
The_Witch_of_Atlas
1959 US attempted satellite
Up in Test". The New York Times. 25 September 1959. Atlas-C Able at Encyclopedia Astronautica Able IV information website Space Technology Laboratories
Pioneer_P-1
List of orbital rockets
Athena II Atlas Atlas B – Retired Atlas D – Retired Atlas-Able – Retired Atlas-Agena – Retired Atlas E/F – Retired Atlas H – Retired Atlas LV-3B – Retired
List of orbital launch systems
List_of_orbital_launch_systems
2016 single by Metallica
"Atlas, Rise!" is a song by heavy metal band Metallica, and the third single from their tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct. It was released
Atlas,_Rise!
American investment company
The Atlas Corporation is an American investment firm that was formed in 1928. Atlas corporation was formed in 1928, in a merger of the United Corporation
Atlas_Corporation
landings) 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 SLC-40 (Falcon 9) 4 4 SLC-41 (Atlas, Vulcan) 3 2 2 LC-39A (F9, FH) 1 1 LC-39B (SLS) Cape Canaveral and adjacent
List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites
List_of_Cape_Canaveral_and_Merritt_Island_launch_sites
Brain cell database and website
Developing Mouse Brain Atlas, Developing Human Brain Atlas, Mouse Connectivity Atlas, Non-Human Primate Atlas, and Mouse Spinal Cord Atlas.[citation needed]
Allen_Brain_Atlas
LMLV-2)". "Atlas Centaur LV-3C Development". 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. "Atlas Centaur". Krebs, Gunter. "Atlas Centaur"
Comparison of retired orbital launch vehicles
Comparison_of_retired_orbital_launch_vehicles
Motor vehicle
South Korean truck drivers, however, expect to be able to overload their vehicles, which the Atlas could not handle very well. Unlike the Hyundai Porter
Nissan_Atlas
Soviet and Russian atlas
stability within the Soviet Union during the 1950s, The Atlas Mira (1st Russian edition, 1954) was able to be produced and included with some 200,000 named
Atlas_Mira
American basketball player (born 1990)
Kevin Atlas (formerly Kevin Clinton Laue; born April 13, 1990) is an American former college student and basketball player at Manhattan College. He is
Kevin_Atlas
1946 nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll
1945, each with a yield of 23 kilotons of TNT (96 TJ). The first test was Able. The bomb was named Gilda after Rita Hayworth's character in the 1946 film
Operation_Crossroads
1959 Soviet uncrewed space mission to impact the surface of the Moon
program had had several recent setbacks including an on-pad explosion of an Atlas-Able rocket and a Jupiter missile that exploded just after launch and killed
Luna_2
2012 film by John Putch
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (or Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike) is a 2012 American science fiction drama film serving as the second installment in a trilogy
Atlas_Shrugged:_Part_II
2025. "KH-1 Corona". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 23 September 2025. "Atlas-D Able | Pioneer P-3". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 23 September 2025. "Pioneer
1959 in spaceflight (July–December)
1959_in_spaceflight_(July–December)
Ghost town in Texas, US
Ables is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It was founded before 1909, by W. S. Ables, who is also the namesake. A post office operated
Ables,_Texas
Messaging and VoIP service owned by Meta
2025, a group of Austrian researchers were able to extract 3.5 billion users' phone numbers by being able to make a hundred million contact discovery
Dutch mapping company
devices based on Tele Atlas data would be able to depict the surroundings in photo-realistic detail. Map errors are handled using Tele Atlas Map Insight, described
Tele_Atlas
Binary star system in the constellation Taurus
would be able to identify it. In the WDS catalog, there are 8 other stars, ranging from B-I, which have been classed as companions of Atlas. The pair
Atlas_(star)
2018 early access video game by Instinct Games
Atlas is a survival MMO video game developed by Grapeshot Games and published by Snail Games USA for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One, available in early
Atlas_(video_game)
Film studio in Morocco
30°56′30″N 6°58′0″W / 30.94167°N 6.96667°W / 30.94167; -6.96667 Atlas Studios is a film studio located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the city of Ouarzazate
Atlas_Corporation_Studios
Atlas Libertas is a sculpture placed on the main façade that welcomes visitors in the Business School Building at Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM)
Atlas_Libertas
GSP Atlas is equipped with advanced drilling equipment and has to meet strict levels of certification under international law. GSP Atlas is able to maneuver
GSP_Atlas
Military unit
on 17 April 1961, the Atlas Project Division was divided into the Atlas Weapons Branch and the ATLAS Booster Branch. The Atlas Operations Division was
6555th_Aerospace_Test_Group
Country in Southern Africa
Hemingway Benton Publishers, Chicago. Atlas of Southern Africa. (1984). p. 151. Reader's Digest Association, Cape Town Atlas of Southern Africa. (1984). p. 186
South_Africa
First American orbital spaceflight
Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962. Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated
Mercury-Atlas_6
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
Poseidon wished to wed Amphitrite, but she fled from him and hid with Atlas. Poseidon sent out many to find her, and it was a dolphin who tracked her
Poseidon
Ornithological data in map form
A bird atlas is an ornithological work that attempts to provide information on the distribution, abundance, long-term change as well as seasonal patterns
Bird_atlas
Research institute based in Seattle, WA, USA
neuroscientist who led the study, said that, "By using the Allen Spinal Cord Atlas, we were able to discover a brand new cell type that has previously been overlooked
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Allen_Institute_for_Brain_Science
Space travel by primates
Gentry et al. Goliath, a squirrel monkey, died in the explosion of his Atlas rocket on November 10, 1961. A rhesus macaque called Scatback flew a sub-orbital
Monkeys_and_apes_in_space
American singer and actress (born 1969)
Marry Me (2022), The Mother (2023), This Is Me... Now: A Love Story and Atlas (both 2024), and received praise for her supporting roles in Unstoppable
Jennifer_Lopez
Turkish airline (2001–2020)
not able to recover from the loss and therefore faced impending financial difficulties, which led to its liquidation. On 26 November 2019, AtlasGlobal
AtlasGlobal
Highest court of jurisdiction in the US
invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
Initial American crewed spaceflight program (1958–1963)
spacecraft, Mercury-Atlas 9, weighed 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg) fully loaded. Its outer skin was made of René 41, a nickel alloy able to withstand high temperatures
Project_Mercury
2019 aviation accident in Texas
Atlas Air Flight 3591 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight between Miami International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. On
Atlas_Air_Flight_3591
West Germanic language
1982. Boberg 2010. Labov, William; Sharon Ash; Charles Boberg (2006). The Atlas of North American English. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 141, 148. Chambers
English_language
1963 NASA Mercury program crewed flight
Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida
Mercury-Atlas_9
American rocket used for space program
1964. After Pioneer 4, NASA shifted their lunar efforts to the bigger Atlas-Able booster and decided instead to utilize the Juno II for Earth orbital launches
Juno_II
Ballistic missile with a range of more than 5,500 kilometres
guidance systems the Titan I overtook the Atlas. In the Soviet Union, early development was focused on missiles able to attack European targets. That changed
Intercontinental ballistic missile
Intercontinental_ballistic_missile
Ghost town in Bent County, Colorado, United States
Able is an extinct town located in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 38°03′38″N 102°52′11″W / 38.0606°N 102.8696°W /
Able,_Colorado
1999 film by the Wachowskis
September 4, 2012. Ebert, Roger (September 9, 2012). "Toronto #3: "Cloud Atlas" and a new silent film". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Archived from
The_Matrix
Human male external reproductive organ
Publishers. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-76-374759-6. Netter, Frank (2022). Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach - Ebook. Elsevier Health Sciences
Human_penis
German racing driver (born 1969)
May 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007. Galvin, Max (1996). "Atlas Team F1 Review of 1996". Atlas F1. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved
Michael_Schumacher
2023 film by Jesse Atlas
role. It was directed by Jesse Atlas, in his feature film directorial debut, written by Aaron Wolfe, and is based on Atlas and Wolfe's short film Let Them
Assassin_(2023_film)
Manned NASA spacecraft
Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) was the fifth United States crewed space mission, part of NASA's Mercury program. Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., orbited the
Mercury-Atlas_8
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
Patrick Karl (2002). Atlas of World History. Oxford University Press. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-19-521921-0. Visible online: Philip's Atlas of World History (1999)
Achaemenid_Empire
Italian politician (born 1992)
dedicate themselves to another type of activism. In 2020, the two founded Atlas, a "global movement". Andrea Venzon was born in Milan to a family of Venetian
Andrea_Venzon
1896–1899 migration to Yukon, Canada
per 1 pound (0.45 kg). An aerial tramway was built in the spring of 1898, able to move 9 tonnes of goods an hour up to the summit. At Lakes Bennett and
Klondike_Gold_Rush
Species of lizard
Ctenotus atlas, the southern mallee ctenotus, is a medium sized lizard in the family scincidae (skink) found in the central and southern interior regions
Ctenotus_atlas
US comic book publisher (1951–1957)
Atlas Comics was the 1950s comic-book publishing label that evolved into Marvel Comics. Magazine and paperback novel publisher Martin Goodman, whose business
Atlas_Comics_(1950s)
American artificial intelligence company
"Introducing ChatGPT Atlas". openai.com. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025. O'Brien, Matt (October 21, 2025). "OpenAI launches Atlas browser to compete
OpenAI
Month of 1959
the far side of the Moon, the United States suffered a setback when the Atlas-Able rocket exploded on the launch pad during tests. The rocket was being readied
September_1959
Holistic measure of the productive capabilities of large economic systems
doi:10.1038/s41562-019-0803-3. ISSN 2397-3374. "The Atlas of Economic Complexity by @HarvardGrwthLab". atlas.hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-02. "ECI Rankings
Economic_Complexity_Index
ATLAS ABLE
ATLAS ABLE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sthithank | ஸà¯à®¤à¯€à®¤à®¾à®‚க
Atlas, The whole world
Sthithank | ஸà¯à®¤à¯€à®¤à®¾à®‚க
Girl/Female
Welsh
Hateful.
Girl/Female
Latin
or Selena. One of seven mythological daughters of Atlas transformed by Zeus into stars of the...
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Bottomless; Depth cannot be Gauged; Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Polish
Alas.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Atlas; The Whole World
Girl/Female
Latin
Daughter of Atlas.
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of English/French Charles, SÉARLAS means "man."
Boy/Male
Hindu
The soul
Female
Greek
(Πλειόνη) Greek name PLÊIONÊ means "more, plenty." In mythology, this is the name of the Okeanid nymph wife of Atlas.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Spanish
God has been Gracious; Has Shown Favor; Son of Jack; Masculine Form of the Greek Name Hyacinth Alas
Male
Greek
(Ἄτλας) Greek name derived from the word atlaô, ATLAS means "endures, suffers." In mythology, this is the name of a Titan who was punished by Zeus for siding with other Titans in a war against the Olympians. His punishment was to bear the weight of the heavens and earth on his shoulders.Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
The soul
Boy/Male
Biblical
Vulture, raven, an isle, alas, where is it?.
Girl/Female
Latin
or Selena. One of seven mythological daughters of Atlas transformed by Zeus into stars of the...
Female
Irish
Feminine form of Irish Séarlas, SÉARLAIT means "man."
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
A Titan.
Girl/Female
Latin
or Selena. One of seven mythological daughters of Atlas transformed by Zeus into stars of the...
Girl/Female
Latin American Spanish
Daughter of Atlas.
Biblical
vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?
ATLAS ABLE
ATLAS ABLE
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Lucky Boy
Girl/Female
Hindu
Triumphant, Flute
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Of Exalted Light
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Smile
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place so named in Norfolk. The place name is recorded in Domesday Book as Remingaland, probably ‘cultivated land (Old English land) of the followers (-inga-) of R̄mi’.
Biblical
Ashtoreth, flocks; sheep; riches
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Indian, Jain
Cleft
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Greek
A Flowering Vine; The Name of a Flowering Vine Used in Folk Medicine
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English charite ‘charity’, from Old French charité (Latin caritas), probably applied as a nickname for a benevolent, devout, or hospitable person.
ATLAS ABLE
ATLAS ABLE
ATLAS ABLE
ATLAS ABLE
ATLAS ABLE
a.
Descended from Atlas.
n.
A vertebral rudiment in front of the atlas in some reptiles.
pl.
of Atlas
n.
A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
n.
A collection of maps in a volume
n.
A volume of plates illustrating any subject.
n.
A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
a.
Relating to the atlas.
interj.
Ah! alas!
n.
One who sustains a great burden.
n.
The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name.
interj.
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
n. pl.
The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas.
n.
Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon.
n.
A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.
interj.
Alas!
n. pl.
The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.
n.
A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also atlas folio.
interj.
Alas! Welaway!
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong.