Definitions for stereobate

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stereobate ster·e·o·bate

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

IPA: /ˈstɛr i əˌbeɪt, ˈstɪər-/

Stereobate is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 521 anagrams from letters in stereobate (abeeeorstt).

Definitions for stereobate

noun

1. the foundation or base upon which a building or the like is erected.
2. the solid platform forming the floor and substructure of a classical temple; crepidoma; podium.

Origin of stereobate

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

Examples for stereobate

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.