stereobate

[ ster-ee-uh-beyt, steer- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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- /

1830–40; < Latin stereobatēs < Greek stereobatḗs, equivalent to stereo- stereo- + -batēs walker ( stylobate )

C19: via Latin, from Greek stereobatēs from stereos solid + -batēs base, from bainein to walk

The entire foundation of the temple, including the stereobate, the stylobate, and the remaining steps.

At another point in the circumference of this temple there is a stereobate of a more complicated description.

When the whole flat surface forming the floor of the passageway (see Pteroma) is considered, the word stereobate is employed.

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