stylobate
Definitions
The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.
Equivalents
3 more languages
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.
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