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stereobate
[ ster-ee-uh-beyt, steer- ]
noun
Architecture.
- the foundation or base upon which a building or the like is erected.
- the solid platform forming the floor and substructure of a classical temple; crepidoma; podium.
stereobate
/ ˈstɛrɪəʊˌbeɪt; ˈstɪər- /
noun
- another name for stylobate
- a foundation of a building in the form of a platform of masonry
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Other yvlog Forms
- ٱ···· [ster-ee-, uh, -, bat, -ik, steer-], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of stereobate1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of stereobate1
C19: via Latin, from Greek ٱDzŧ from stereos solid + -ŧ base, from bainein to walk
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Stereobate, ster′ē-ō-bāt, n. the substructure on which a building is based.—adj.
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