stylobate

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English - English
The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected
The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported
A stylobate
stereobate
stylobate

    Hyphenation

    sty·lo·bate

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'stI-l&-"bAt ] (noun.) 1694. From Latin stylobata, from Ancient Greek στυλοβάτης, from στῦλος (stūlos, “pillar”) + βαίνειν (“to go, to walk”).
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