Atlantean
Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in…Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength
Значение
значений: 6(без степеней сравнения)Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength
(переносно, без степеней сравнения)Of the celestial spheres carried by Atlas
1940, WHD Rouse, trans. of Nonnus, Dionysiaca I [Elektra] shall pass from the earth to the stars’ Atlantean vault, and dwell in heaven
(без степеней сравнения)Of an architectural atlas or atlantid, or reminiscent of such: atlantean figures
(без степеней сравнения)Of the mythical island of Atlantis, its people, or its civilization.
(переносно, без степеней сравнения)Flooded or submerged, especially in case of a natural disaster, reminiscent of the way Atlantis sank into the ocean
(без степеней сравнения)Of Saturn's moon Atlas
Происхождение
From Atlas + -ean and Atlantis + -ean.From Atlas + -ean and Atlantis + -ean.
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