‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.)
a. [ L. Atlant&unr_;us. ]
With Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear
The weight of mightiest monarchies. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. of &unr_;. See Atlas. ] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also
a. [ L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes. ]
The seven Atlantic sisters. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L. See Atlantes. ] The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Atlas powder,
n. [ Ar., smooth. ] A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. [ Pref. cis- + Atlantic. ] On this side of the Atlantic Ocean; -- used of the eastern or the western side, according to the standpoint of the writer. Story. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. pro- + atlas. ] (Anat.) A vertebral rudiment in front of the atlas in some reptiles. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A strap of a bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a horse's throat. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. trans- + Atlantic: cf. F. transatlantique. ]
☞ When used by a person in Europe or Africa,