Plural of atlas
regular plural
The plural of atlas is atlases or atlantes.
Forms of atlas
| Singular | atlas /ˈætləs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | atlases atlantes /ətˈlantiːz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Plural of atlas by meaning
- a bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.: atlases or atlantes
- a rich satin fabric.: atlases or atlasses
Atlases and atlantes in a sentence
- Laboratory manuals of paleopathology have long taken the form of atlases illustrating the skeletal changes wrought by various diseases.2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology…. From the entry wrought
- Atlases, histories, directories, Carleton, Seagar, etc.1972 February 29, “Antiques and Collections”, in Jackson Citizen Patriot, 136th year, number 177, Jackson, Mich., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21…. From the entry Michigana
- As far as it is discernible from the available literature, methodological investigations of isogramy have hitherto relied on introspection and manual searches of sources such as dictionaries and atlases.2017 January 1, Florian Breit, “The Distribution of English Isograms in Google Ngrams and the British National Corpus”, in Bangor…. From the entry isogramy
- The atlases can be used to reconstruct, or deformably register, the surface model of an object from just two to four 2D x-ray projections of the object.2005, James Duncan, MICCAI 2005:, →ISBN, page 223. From the entry deformably
- He threw himself down on the far side and saw a white, hellishly misshapen creature pulling itself from beneath a jackstraw tumble of atlases and travel volumes.1990, Stephen King, “The Library Policeman”, in Four past Midnight. From the entry jackstraw
Meaning of atlas
- noun A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
- noun A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any given subject.
- noun 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.
Questions about the plural of atlas
- What is the plural of atlas?
- The plural of atlas is atlases or atlantes.
- Which is correct, atlases or atlantes?
- Both are used. atlases is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is atlas countable?
- Atlas is a countable noun.
Source and license
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