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atlas

/ˈætləs/

Meanings
noun
A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.

Examples :

"The student used the world atlas to find the location of her family's ancestral home. "
geography world

Related Words

Illustration respective

respective adjective

/ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/

Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.

"They returned to their respective places of abode."

Illustration mathematics

mathematics noun

/mæθ(ə)ˈmætɪks/

An abstract representational system used in the study of numbers, shapes, structure, change and the relationships between these concepts.

"Mathematics helps us understand the relationship between different shapes in our daily lives. "

Illustration complexity

complexity noun

/kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/

The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

"The complexity of the math problems made it difficult for many students to solve them. "

Illustration intersecting

intersecting verb

/ˌɪntərˈsɛktɪŋ/ /ˌɪnɾərˈsɛktɪŋ/

To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.

"Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre."

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration arrangement

arrangement noun

/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/

The act of arranging.

"The arrangement of chairs in the classroom made it easier for the students to see the teacher. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration conspectus

conspectus noun

/kənˈspɛktəs/ /kɒnˈspɛktəs/

A detailed survey or overview of a subject.

"The teacher provided a conspectus of World War II before starting the detailed lessons. "

Illustration compatible

compatible noun

/kəmˈpætəbəl/

Something that is compatible with something else.

"a computer company that sells IBM compatibles"

Illustration illustrations

illustrations noun

/ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/ /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃnz/

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

"The teacher used illustrations in her lesson to make the complex concepts easier for the students to understand. "

Illustration homeomorphisms

homeomorphisms noun

/ˌhoʊmiəˈmɔrfɪzəmz/

A continuous bijection from one topological space to another, with continuous inverse.

"Because a coffee mug can be smoothly deformed into a donut shape (without tearing or gluing), mathematicians say the mug and the donut are related by homeomorphisms, meaning they are topologically the same. "

Illustration dimensional

dimensional adjective

/-ʃnəl/

Of or pertaining to dimensions.

"The math problem required us to understand the dimensional relationships of the cube. "