stereobate

American

[ster-ee-uh-beyt, steer-] / ˈstɛr i əˌbeɪt, ˈstɪər- /

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 British

/ 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

Etymology

Origin of stereobate

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

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Stereobate, ster′ē-ō-bāt, n. the substructure on which a building is based.—adj.

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