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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 Word Forms
- stereobatic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stereobate1
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Word 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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