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AtlantaAtlanta At*lan"ta, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at
the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod. Atlantal
Atlantal At*lan"tal, a. (Anat.)
(a) Relating to the atlas.
(b) Anterior; cephalic. --Barclay.
Atlantean
Atlantean At`lan*te"an, a. [L. Atlant?us.]
1. Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients
allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean.
2. Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong.
With Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear The weight of
mightiest monarchies. --Milton.
AtlantesAtlantes At*lan"tes, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?. See
Atlas.] (Arch.)
Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an
entablature; -- called also telamones. See Caryatides.
--Oxf. Gloss. AtlanticAtlantic At*lan"tic, a. [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas
and Atlantes.]
1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied
to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the
east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean
(called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the
Atlantic telegraph.
2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.
3. Descended from Atlas.
The seven Atlantic sisters. --Milton. AtlantidesAtlantides At*lan"ti*des, n. pl. [L. See Atlantes.]
The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the
daughters of Atlas. AtlantidesHesperides Hes*per"i*des, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night
(brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden
producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western
extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon
and get some of these apples was one of the labors of
Hercules. Called also Atlantides.
2. The garden producing the golden apples.
It not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the
Hesperides? --Shak. C atlanisGrasshopper Grass"hop`per, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the
families Acridid[ae] and Locustid[ae]. The species and
genera are very numerous. The former family includes the
Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus),
noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region
beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the
red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are
closely related species, but their ravages are less
important. They are closely related to the migratory
locusts of the Old World. See Locust. Cisatlantic
Cisatlantic Cis`at*lan"tic, 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.
Megapolis AtlanticusTarpum Tar"pum, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A very large marine fish (Megapolis Atlanticus) of the
Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes
six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The
scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in
fancywork. Called also tarpon, sabalo, savanilla,
silverfish, and jewfish. Pistachia AtlanticaMastic Mas"tic, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P.
Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the
Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called
also, mastic tree.
2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree (Bursera
gummifera) full of gum resin in every part. Transatlantic
Transatlantic Trans`at*lan"tic, a. [Pref. trans- + Atlantic:
cf. F. transatlantique.]
1. Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.
Note: When used by a person in Europe or Africa,
transatlantic signifies being in America; when by a
person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe
or Africa, especially the former.
2. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
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