Meaning of stylobate | Babel Free
/ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/Definitions
The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.
Classical, Greek
Equivalents
Deutsch
Stylobat
Ελληνικά
στυλοβάτης
Español
estilóbato
Suomi
stylobaatti
Français
stylobate
Português
estilóbata
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.