stylobate

(stī′lə bāt′)

noun

Archit. a continuous base or coping for a row of columns

Origin: L stylobates < Gr stylobatēs < stylos (see stylite) + bainein, to go

See stylobate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Architecture

The immediate foundation of a row of classical columns. Also called stereobate.

Origin:

Origin: Latin stȳlobata

Origin: , from Greek stūlobatēs

Origin: : stūlos, pillar; see stā- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + bainein, to walk; see g^wā- in Indo-European roots

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