Stylobate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stylobate is a noun meaning (Classical Greek architecture) The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.
Meaning
(Classical Greek architecture) The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.
Example Sentences
The bases of the columns and the plinths below them appear to be standing on pedestals, but this is only an illusion, for the stylobate [translating Sockel] has been cut through in five places, and through each gap five steps lead up between the columns.
Word Forms
- stylobates
- stylobata
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stylobata, stylophore, stylopod, stylopodium, pteroma, podium.
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