STYLOBATE

Etymology

Noun

stylobate (plural stylobates)

(Classical Greek architecture) The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.

Source: Wiktionary


Sty"lo*bate, n. Etym: [L. stylobates, stylobata, Gr. (Arch.)

Definition: The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported. See Sub-base.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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