atlas
/ˈætləs/noun
उच्चारण ऐट्लस
मानचित्रावली, एटलस
Core wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a book containing many maps
मानचित्रावली, एटलस
- a world atlas
- The geography teacher asked us to find the Western Ghats in the atlas.
- I looked up the city in the atlas.
+ 3 more examples
- The school library has a new atlas of India.
- An atlas shows rivers, mountains and borders.
- She carries a small atlas in her bag on trips.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
atlas (countable; plural atlases)
The plural is atlases. It names a book of maps, and a student usually has one for geography.
इसका plural 'atlases' है। यह नक्शों की पुस्तक का नाम है, और विद्यार्थी के पास प्रायः geography के लिए एक होती है।
- Radhika bought an atlas for the geography exam.
- The library has several atlases of India.
in an atlas / look sth up in an atlas
Use in an atlas to say where you find a place; look up uses the preposition in.
किसी जगह को कहाँ पाएँ, यह बताने के लिए 'in an atlas' आता है; look up के साथ 'in' लगता है।
- Look up the Brahmaputra in your atlas.
- You can find the rivers of Assam in this atlas.
atlas of sth / type + atlas
Atlas of + noun names the subject; type atlases include a road atlas or world atlas.
'Atlas of + noun' विषय बताता है; प्रकारों में road atlas या world atlas आते हैं।
- An atlas of birds shows where each species lives.
- The driver kept a road atlas in the car.
Atlas (mythology; atlas bone)
Atlas, with a capital, was a Titan in Greek myth who held up the sky; the atlas bone is the top bone of the neck.
बड़े A के साथ 'Atlas' यूनानी पुराणों में आसमान उठाने वाला Titan था; 'atlas bone' गर्दन की सबसे ऊपरी हड्डी है।
- Atlas carried the heavens on his shoulders.
- The atlas bone supports the skull.
atlas + singular verb
Atlas is singular, so it takes is or has; atlases takes are or have.
'Atlas' singular है, इसलिए is या has आता है; 'atlases' के साथ are या have आता है।
- This atlas has maps of every state.
- These atlases are out of date.
+Collocations 5
type of atlas
worldroadhistoricalpoliticalphysicaldigital
- A historical atlas shows old empires on a map.
verb + atlas
consultopenbuyrefer tocheck
- He checked the atlas to find the nearest port.
atlas + noun
pagemapindexeditionsection
- Use the atlas index to find the page of Kerala.
atlas of + noun
Indiathe worldthe oceansbirdsthe human body
- She owns an atlas of India with district maps.
atlas + noun (more)
of Indiamapscalekeylegend
- Check the scale in the atlas before measuring distance.
“More examples 5
- The teacher asked us to bring our atlases to class on Monday.
शिक्षक ने हमें सोमवार को अपने atlas कक्षा में लाने को कहा।
- Radhika found the Sundarbans in the atlas.
राधिका ने atlas में सुंदरबन ढूँढ़ निकाला।
- This atlas of the oceans has maps of every sea.
समुद्रों के इस atlas में हर सागर का नक्शा है।
- The atlas shows the course of the Ganga clearly.
atlas में गंगा का मार्ग साफ़ दिखाया गया है।
- The driver opened the road atlas to plan the route to Nashik.
चालक ने नासिक का मार्ग तय करने के लिए road atlas खोला।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I bought two atlas for the school.
✓ I bought two atlases for the school.
The plural of atlas is atlases.
'Atlas' का plural 'atlases' है।
✗ Find Kerala on the atlas.
✓ Find Kerala in the atlas.
A book of maps is something you look in, so use in.
Atlas एक पुस्तक है जिसमें देखा जाता है, इसलिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ This atlas have all the maps.
✓ This atlas has all the maps.
Singular atlas takes has.
Singular 'atlas' के साथ 'has' आता है।
AaSpelling
at·las
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often: a book of maps is an atlas; a book of words with meanings a dictionary; of words with similar meanings a thesaurus; of information on all subjects an encyclopedia; a list of places with information about them a gazetteer.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: नक्शों की किताब atlas; अर्थ सहित शब्दों की dictionary; समानार्थी शब्दों की thesaurus; सब विषयों की जानकारी की encyclopedia; जानकारी सहित स्थानों की सूची gazetteer।
General knowledge
The name comes from Atlas, a Titan in Greek mythology who held up the sky; the first vertebra of the neck is also called the atlas.
यह नाम यूनानी पौराणिक कथाओं के टाइटन Atlas से आया जिसने आकाश थामा था; गर्दन की पहली कशेरुका भी atlas कहलाती है।